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Biodiversity Officer - Powys County Council

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£29,777 to £31,364 per annum

Llandrindod Wells

37 hours, Fixed term until 31/03/2025

The Biodiversity Officer will play a key part in supporting Powys County Council to progress actions to deliver against its declaration of a Nature Emergency. The postholder will work alongside the Council’s Nature Recovery Officer to engage with and advise Council Services and communities, identifying opportunities to deliver nature recovery and seeking external funds to support the work. Initially to March 2025, with the possibility of extension, subject to funding.

National Landscapes Project Officer - East Devon District Council

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£33,945 to £40,221 per annum

Permanent, full time x 37 hours

An exciting opportunity has arisen to help deliver the Council’s obligations to conserve and enhance one of England’s finest landscapes at a time of great change. Reporting to the East Devon National Landscape Manager, you will co-ordinate and facilitate the planning, design and implementation of projects and initiatives that will contribute to the delivery of the East Devon National Landscape Management Plan, working with a wide range of agencies, organisations, landowners, farmers and local communities.

Dungeness National Nature Reserve Ranger - Romney Marsh Countryside Partnership

Logo: Romney Marsh Countryside Partnership

£23,388 - £26,807 per annum

Full time. Permanent

Are you passionate about the natural world? Do you want to make a difference to one of the busiest National Nature Reserves in the country, but also one of the richest in terms of biodiversity? Then this opportunity may be for you…

Romney Marsh Countryside Partnership (along with the White Cliffs Countryside Partnership) is a small not-for-profit organisation with just over 20 staff, which has three focus areas for its work: Managing Wild Spaces, Inspiring Local Communities and Reducing Our Climate Impact.

Community Engagement Officer - Greater Sedgemoor Landscape Recovery - RSPB

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Location: Sedgemoor Grassland Reserves

Salary: £26,379.00 - £28,319.00 Per Annum, Pro Rata

Contract: Fixed Term contract until March 31st 2026 / Hours: Part Time, 30 Hours per week

The role will help develop an innovative landscape-scale 'Landscape Recovery Scheme' across the Southern part of the Somerset Levels and Moors and maximise the project's positive social impact. You will work closely with local communities, building relationships, problem solving, and bringing creative ideas to the table.

Lindow Moss Community Projects Officer - Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire & Merseyside

Logo: Groundwork

Salary: £23,791 – £29,158
Full Time: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent contract
Based: Lindow Moss, Wilmslow, Cheshire with hybrid working from home or Groundwork offices
We are looking for an exceptional Community Projects Officer to help protect and enhance the landscape around Lindow Moss in Cheshire on behalf of the Lindow Moss Partnership.

Care Farm Education and Wellbeing Officer Day 6 Provision - Wiltshire Wildlife Trust

Logo: Wiltshire Wildlife Trust

Salary: £14,385 – 15,000 (depending on experience)

Hours: 22.5 hours per week (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday)

Contract: Permanent Term Time (40 weeks)

Based at: The Willows Care Farm, Broughton Gifford, Melksham

Working alongside the Care Farms’ Manager, Assistant Managers and our experienced staff team, the post holder will be responsible for leading the daily delivery of one-to-one nature-based therapeutic activities for ‘Day 6 Provision’ children and young people with additional needs, mental health, social and communication difficulties, and those in need of emotional support.

Community Forest Ranger - National Trust

Contract Length: 2 years

As a Community Forest Ranger, you’ll be managing the delivery of a woodland creation project at Buckland Abbey, Devon. You’re a champion of nature conservation and the great outdoors, and you’ll play a crucial role in the delivery of our Land, Outdoors and Nature strategy with real positive changes for nature and people. You will work alongside our Visitor Experience team to create an engagement plan to support community volunteering and events.

Nature Based Solutions Manager - London and Slough - WWT

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Location: London

Salary: £34,405.00 (plus a London weighting allowance of £3,714 depending on base location)

This is a fixed term contract until 31st March 2027, 37.5 hours per week working 5 days in 7

As our Nature Based Solutions Manager, you will be at the forefront of the co-creation of NBS that change peoples' lives and the places they live in two projects - Project Sponge in Slough and Community Bluescapes in Richmond, London. Alongside the other team members, you will demonstrate the power of urban wetlands and other blue infrastructure to help communities to adapt to climate change and build better, safer, more natural places to live.

Countryside Development Assistant - East Ayrshire Leisure Trust

Based within the stunning Dean Castle Country Park, the successful applicant will assist in the development and delivery of a wide range of planned Countryside programmes, activities, events, and workshops, provide support to the Volunteer Programme, carry out patrols and undertake minor maintenance and act as an ambassador for East Ayrshire Leisure, working collaboratively across all key partners and stakeholders.

Assistant Grazing Ranger - The Conservators of Ashdown Forest

Logo: Ashdown Forest

Salary: £24,294 to £25,979 subject to experience

Hours per week: 37 flexible working.

Would you like to take on an exciting new role working on one of the most important wildlife sites in southern England? The Board of the Conservators of Ashdown Forest have an exciting opportunity to appoint an Assistant Grazing Ranger to support the grazing management on Ashdown Forest, East Sussex. Working under the supervision of the Countryside Manager you will support the Specialist Grazing Rangers with an overarching goal of achieving favourable condition of the SSSI. The role will have oversight and supervision of volunteers and assisting with the delivery of habitat and species monitoring associated with grazing.

Assistant Ranger - Bradgate Park Trust

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Full time, permanent

With around 750,000 visitors a year, Bradgate Park and Swithland Woods is very much about people and wildlife. If you are looking for a hands-on role helping to maintain an amazing landscape whilst also delivering walks, talks and activities for people, look no further! This role is part of a Ranger team who work alongside the Wardens, volunteers and other teams to maintain and improve the park and manage the visitor pressures on it. With 1,200 acres of incredible green space, a Visitor Centre and amazing ruins and monuments, we are looking for a motivated, skilled individual to join the team.

Lead Ranger - National Trust

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Location: Stowe Barton, Kilkhampton, Bude, Cornwall, EX23 9JW

Contract Type: Permanent/Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Salary: £30,966 per annum

Are you a dynamic and experienced countryside professional with a passion and knowledge of nature, it’s conservation and the outdoors? Do you want to make a difference for a stunning stretch of the North Cornwall coast and its people? We are offering a rare and outstanding opportunity to lead on the delivery of our vision for a more nature rich, accessible and resilient coast.

Oxfordshire Reserves Officer - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust

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Salary: £26,800 - £27,733 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week. Flexibility in working pattern, in agreement with line manager

Based: The Lodge, Littlemore and Wells Farm, Little Milton. Hybrid working is available.

The Oxfordshire Reserves Officer will help nature recover by directly working towards habitat management objectives across a suite of reserves covering wetland, floodplain meadows, limestone grasslands, woodland habitats of which many are designated SSSI’s.

This will provide an exciting opportunity to work within a close knit, friendly team committed to nature conservation.

Modern Apprenticeship - Assistant Countryside Ranger - Falkirk Council

Logo: Falkirk Council

Appointment Type: Fixed Term Position – 18 months

Full Time/Part Time: Full-time

Hours: 37

Salary: £23,088

Falkirk Council are recruiting for an Apprentice Assistant Countryside Ranger to join our team at Muiravonside Country Park, Falkirk. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain a foothold in the conservation sector, gaining experience in a varied Ranger role while completing a Modern Apprenticeship in Rural Skills with SRUC.

Professional Work Placement (PWP) Wellbeing and Communities - Royal Horticultural Society

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Location: RHS Bridgewater

Salary: £20,319 per annum

Duration: One year (fixed-term)

The RHS School of Horticulture (SoH) has been at the forefront of horticultural training for over 100 years. It’s one year Professional Work Placement (PWP) programme will enable you to learn about the science, art and practice of horticulture in the setting of RHS Garden Bridgewater in the specialist area of Wellbeing and Communities. The Wellbeing and Communities Professional Work Placement (PWP) candidate will be involved in all aspects of therapeutic and community gardening practiced at RHS Bridgewater.

Area Ranger - National Trust

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Location: Dyrham Park, Dyrham, Bath, SN14 8ER

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

Salary: £21,466 per annum

Dyrham Park is a historic 500-year-old deer park, house and formal gardens all within the 273 acre site. The parkland is a mosaic of woodland, grasslands, veteran trees, avenues, deer, wildlife habitat, archaeology, ponds and a well-loved café in the heart of the parkland.

You will lead the ranger team to deliver great nature conservation in the parkland, promoting the parkland for the benefit of nature, public access and representing the history of Dyrham Park

Education & Engagement Officer - North West Highlands Geopark Ltd

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We are hiring! - We are looking for two Education and Engagement Officers.

Do you have a passion for engaging people with the natural and cultural heritage of the North West Highlands? If you do, then the role of Education and Engagement Officer could be perfect for you! This is an opportunity for two hardworking and enthusiastic individuals to join our team to work with the communities of the North West Highlands on the Access Connect and Take Part programme of activities.

Assistant Engagement Officer (Species Survival Fund) - WWT

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£9,561 per annum (£23,903 FTE)

Part time 15 hours per week

Fixed term contract until 28th February 2026

Steart Marshes, Somerset

An exciting opportunity to work alongside the Engagement & Learning Manager to coordinate volunteers, events and engagement on site as part of the Species Survival Fund, a 2 year project: Wetter For Waders: Enhancing Somerset’s Coastal Wetlands. You'll be part of our team based at the Steart Marshes and Bridgwater Bay National Nature Reserves. This will include supporting volunteers, community engagement and programming engagement activities.

Rye Harbour Trainee Ranger - Sussex Wildlife Trust

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Salary: £20,820.80 pa

Hours: 35 hrs per week

Contract Type: Fixed Term to 14/03/2025.

Location: Rye Harbour, Rye Harbour Road, Rye Harbour, Rye TN31 7FW

This is an exciting opportunity for a trainee ranger to join our Nature Reserves Team and the successful candidate will follow an established training plan including modules in conservation, ecology, grazing and community engagement.. The role is designed to help the successful candidate develop the skills required to gain employment in the conservation sector whilst supporting the Sussex Wildlife Trust to deliver effective action for wildlife on its nature reserves. You will gain a vast array of valuable experience and skills in the conservation/environmental field including recognised qualifications and training in skills such as chainsaw, brushcutter, off-road driving, forestry first aid and Level 2 forest school leadership.

Site Manager - RSPB

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Salary: £38,389.00 - £41,212.00 Per Annum
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 Hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Forsinard Flows
The Forsinard Flows National Nature Reserve consists of a huge expanse of designated blanket peatland, which is part of the largest terrestrial Special Area for Conservation in the UK, and part of the tentative World Heritage Site bid. This post will help with the running of the Field Centre, education facilities and a laboratory, in order to help facilitate the continuation and growth of research work in the Flow Country, under the auspices of the Flows Research Hub.

Green Farm – Engagement Officer - Worcestershire Wildlife Trust

Logo: Worcestershire Wildlife Trust

Salary: £24,960 FTE (0.6 FTE)
Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Part time
Location: Lower Smite Farm, Hindlip, Worcester WR3 8SZ with regular travel to Green Farm adjacent to Monkwood Nature Reserve to the north of Worcester.

We're looking for someone who can inspire communities to love and take action for nature in and around our Monkwood nature reserve. This role will enable you to make a real difference to nature’s recovery and to be part of our vision to protect 30% of land and sea by 2030. The project is one year in and we have already achieved a great deal of engagement with the local community, especially in delivering nature improvements such as tree planting on the nature reserve and building links with the local schools. The new officer will continue to lead on the great work that has already been achieved and build on those local connections to strengthen our roots into the community.

Part time Event Coordinator - Surrey Wildlife Trust

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Salary £25,000 pa fte

Part time working, 24-28 hrs per week

Do you thrive on organising and making things happen? We need a motivated, capable event coordinator to work with our Event Manager to run events and activities which fit with our ambitions to connect people and nature in Surrey.

Senior Project Officer - The Conservation Volunteers

Logo: The Conservation Volunteers

Salary: £24,024 per annum, pro-rated to £14,414.40.

21 hours per week, to include weekend and evening work.

Based at the Wealden District Council office in Hailsham and working along the Cuckoo Trail but attached to the TCV Office in Hastings. This exciting role supports TCV in enabling people and communities to improve their health, prospects and outdoor places. We have an outstanding track record of delivering conservation, community and health projects across Sussex and we want to build on this whilst continuing to meet the needs of our diverse communities, existing and potential partners and becoming a beacon of best practice for us nationally.

Seasonal Project Officer x 5 - Scottish Invasive Species Initiative

Logo: Scottish Invasive Species Initiative

We are currently looking for 4 x Seasonal Project Officers in various locations across project area. See below for details.

The Scottish Invasive Species Initiative is a multi-year project in northern Scotland, which aims to encourage communities to tackle invasive non-native species such as Japanese knotweed, giant hogweed and American mink. It is currently funded by the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund.

Assistant Reserve Warden (Species Survival Fund) - WWT

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Location: Steart Marshes

Salary: £23,402.00

Vacancy Type: Fixed Term

An exciting opportunity to assist with practical reserves management, as part of the Species Survival Fund, a 2 year project: Wetter For Waders: Enhancing Somerset’s Coastal Wetlands. You'll be part of our team based across the Steart Marshes and Bridgwater Bay National Nature Reserves.

Kent’s Plan Bee Project Officer - Bumblebee Conservation Trust

Logo: Bumblebee Conservation Trust

A unique opportunity to join a successful and growing conservation charity!

FTE for 20 months

Salary £23,140

The Bumblebee Conservation Trust (the Trust) is looking for a full-time Kent’s Plan Bee Project Officer to join the conservation team and lead on the delivery of Kent’s ‘Plan Bee’, the pollinator action plan for Kent County Council. This role is a secondment to Kent County Council.

Park Ranger - Earley Town Council

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Salary Range £29,269 - £32,076, plus membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Location: Earley, Reading

Earley Town Council is looking for someone to join our team as a Park Ranger to maintain public open spaces owned or managed by Earley Town Council. To maintain and improve these spaces with a focus on conservation, biodiversity and environmental benefits whilst also having regard for the health and safety requirements of a public open space. To support the Town Council’s commitment to providing opportunities for residents to learn about and experience the natural world and to work collaboratively with local conservation groups as well as relevant professional organisations.

Reserve Warden - WWT

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£23,903.00

Full time

Permanent

Washington

We are looking for a motivated and engaging Reserve Warden to join our team. The main duties of the post are to assist in the management of the nature reserve, including the development and management of habitats, reserve infrastructure and species monitoring in line with management statements and approved management plans. You will also play an active role in both onsite and online engagement with our site and core conservation messaging.

Ranger - National Trust

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Location: Woolacombe, Combe Heights/Woolacombe Rise, Woolacombe, EX34 7AS

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £23,868 per annum

As a Ranger, you’re the heart and soul of the National Trust in the landscapes we protect. You’re a champion of nature conservation and the great outdoors, and you’ll play a crucial role in keeping the nation’s beloved countryside and coast in good shape, for wildlife and for people.

Engagement Officer - Pine Martens (Exmoor) - Somerset Wildlife Trust

Logo: Somerset Wildlife Trust

Salary: £17,100 actual (£28,500 FTE)

Contract type: Fixed term

Working hours: Part time - 22.5 hours per week

Location: Somerset Wildlife Trust, 34 Wellington Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 5AW, with opportunities for hybrid working

The Two Moors Partnership, comprised of Devon Wildlife Trust (DWT), Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA), Exmoor National Park Authority (ENPA), National Trust (NT), Woodland Trust (WT), Forestry England (FE) and Somerset Wildlife Trust (SWT) was formed with the aim of restoring a viable pine marten population, at a landscape scale, to the wooded landscape across Somerset and Devon.

Ure Connected Project Intern - Lower Ure Conservation Trust

Paid Position

We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate to assist with the delivery of our two-and-a-half-year National Lottery Heritage Fund project ‘Ure Connected – Engaging People with Nature in the Lower Ure Valley’. The project’s aim is to increase capacity for nature conservation and restoration on undermanaged Priority Habitats in the area while also increasing engagement with the local community.

Based primarily at Nosterfield Nature Reserve, you will carry out a variety of tasks, taking in aspects of both practical conservation and community engagement.

Farming & Nature Support Officer - North Pennines National Landscape

Salary: Grade 9 £33,024 to £36,648 per annum

Employment Location: North Pennines National Landscape Office, Stanhope (hybrid working options available).

We are looking for a Farming & Nature Support Officer to join the North Pennines National Landscape team for a period of 24 months.

This role is a hands-on, feet on the ground facilitation role working with farmers and landowners and building up close relationships across different elements of the Tees-Swale programme.

Wilder Learning & Communities Officer - Sussex Wildlife Trust

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Location: Rye Harbour Discovery Centre, East Sussex

Salary: £30,671.55 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent / Hours: 35 hours per week

We have an exciting opportunity to join the team at Rye Harbour. The Wilder Learning & Communities Officer will enable SWT to deliver effective action for wildlife in Sussex by delivering an inspiring education and community engagement programme at the Rye Harbour Nature Reserve and Discovery Centre, balancing financial viability with reaching our charitable and strategic aims.

National Park Centre Assistant (Part-Time) - North York Moors National Park Authority

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Danby Lodge National Park Centre, Whitby, North Yorkshire

Salary of £11.98 - £12.38 per hour (pay award pending)

We are now seeking a National Park Centre Assistant to join our team at Danby Lodge National Park Centre on a permanent, part-time basis, working approximately 600 hours per year, including one weekend a month alongside hours during the week.

As a National Park Centre Assistant, you will help to ensure a high-quality experience with high standards of presentation are delivered to all visitors at Danby Lodge National Park Centre.

Reserve Manager - Parsonage Down National Nature Reserve - Natural England

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Salary is £34,072 on an annualised hours contract. Weekly hours fluctuate seasonally, averaging 43 hours per week.

Parsonage Down NNR is one of the largest most diverse calcareous grassland nature reserves in the UK and part of Salisbury Plain SAC. The NNR is also home to Cherry Lodge Farm, Natural England’s working farm dedicated to developing nature based sustainable farming.

We are seeking a motivated and passionate Reserve Manager whose primary responsibility will be delivering the NNR Management Plan work programme to meet the nature conservation objectives for the site.

You will be working alongside the Parsonage Down NNR Farm Manager and Stockperson, who are responsible for farm operations and livestock husbandry.

Druridge Bay Data Monitoring and Engagement Officer - Northumberland Wildlife Trust

The role is for 35 hours per week on a 2 year contract. NWT operates a flexitime system.

The salary range is £24,336 to £27,364 on a grade C .

Northumberland Wildlife Trust is looking for a confident, innovative and enthusiastic person to join our Druridge Bay Team as Drurigde Bay Data Monitoring and Engagement Officer.

This role will manage the delivery of the Biodiversity Boost project, including completing all of the project administration and grant claims.

Stiperstones National Nature Reserve Ranger - Natural England

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Salary: £25,064

Working pattern: Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Contract type: Permanent

This position is based at Stiperstones NNR, Minsterley, Shropshire

The successful candidate will be based at the Stiperstones and will be part of a small team working on the Stiperstones and Downton Gorge National Nature Reserves (NNRs). Working as part of the Stiperstones NNR site management team, you will be expected to be flexible, working largely outdoors, on-site, working from our reserve base at the Stiperstones NNR.

Countryside Partnership Officer (PT, Temporary) - Medway Valley Countryside Partnership

Logo: Medway Valley Countryside Partnership

The role is 3 days a week currently for 8 months (with possible extension).

Location: Maidstone, Kent

Medway Valley Countryside Partnership (MVCP) are a not-for-profit conservation organisation in Kent. We are looking for an experienced individual who can run our weekly volunteer action group and deliver sympathetic habitat management tasks at a variety of sites in the Maidstone and Tonbridge and Malling boroughs. Tasks are seasonal and varied and may include tree planting and felling, scrub clearance, coppicing and construction such as creating new dipping platforms or woodland steps (for example).

Outreach Ranger - Content Creator (Bird Aware Solent) - Hampshire County Council

Logo: Hampshire County Council

Salary range: £25,628 - £28,326 per annum

Hours per week: 37

Contract type: Permanent

Work location: River Hamble Rangers Depot, Southampton

Do you care about wildlife, have a flair for public engagement and proven experience in content creation? The focus of this role will be to enhance Bird Aware Solent’s outreach engagement by working alongside our Communications Lead to create relevant content for digital, broadcast and print media for a diverse audience. Platforms include social media channels, online engagement, website content, blogs, broadcast and print media and video creation. As well as creating content you will develop an understanding of which platforms on which we should be focusing our resources on. Additionally, all rangers patrol the coast throughout the winter providing a positive and engaging presence with all user groups, including dog walkers.

Freelance Community Ranger - Tayvallich Initiative

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Remuneration: £150 per day (inclusive of VAT if applicable) for 104 days per year. £31,200 total fee

Freelance opportunity, 24 months fixed term, from early June 2024 to 30 May 2026

Hours: on average 2 days a week (with flexibility to meet the varying demands of this role). Some out-of-hours working will be required

Are you passionate about working with communities? Do you love nature and the outdoors, and have the enthusiasm and versatility to help our community be more engaged with the land in our guardianship and actively involved in its management?

We are seeking a part-time, freelance Community Ranger to strengthen connections between local communities and the land Tayvallich Initiative (TI) owns on their behalf, encompassing its natural and cultural heritage, with a particular emphasis on people who are experiencing barriers to becoming involved.

People Engagement Officer - Natur am Byth - RSPB

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Would you be interested in joining a team to help conserve the most endangered species in north-west Wales?

Location: RSPB Cymru – Bangor
Salary: £26,379.00 - £28,319.00 Pro Rata
Hours: Part-time role, 15 hours per week
Contract: Fixed-term contract for 3 years

The Lleyn peninsula and Isle of Anglesey has many special habitats, including wet grassland, lowland heath, soft cliffs, sand dunes and fens, but some of their most important species, such as curlew, chough, spotted rockrose and large mason bee, are declining and at risk of extinction.

Assistant Warden (North Dorset) - Dorset Wildlife Trust

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Salary: £22,653

Contract type: Permanent / Working hours: Full time

Location: Dorset Wildlife Trust HQ, Brooklands Farm, Forston, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7AA

Does the idea of spending your time assisting in our work on the DWT reserves of North Dorset appeal to you? If so, this is just the job for you!

Dorset Wildlife Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and hardworking Assistant Warden to work within our Nature Recovery Team.

Wilder Landscapes Assistant - Dorset Wildlife Trust

Logo: Dorset Wildlife Trust

Salary: £27,056 p.a.

Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Full time

Location: Kingcombe Farm, Kingcombe Farm, Clift Lane

Dorset Wildlife Trust is looking for a hardworking and passionate person to join our Wilder Landscapes team. The postholder will be based in West Dorset and will work alongside the team to help create more space for nature. The work will involve working with farmers, landowners and partner organisations as well as leading volunteer tasks such as meadow restoration and hedge laying.

'Making Space for Nature for Dorset' Project Vacancies - Dorset Wildlife Trust

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Dorset Wildlife Trust is currently looking to fill four exciting job roles to help deliver a major new initiative to increase wildlife abundance in Dorset. The initiative is funded by a grant worth over £1 million from the Government’s Species Survival Fund, and supported by individual givers.

Making Space for Nature in Dorset aims to create thriving wildlife hubs, which will help drive wildlife conservation throughout Dorset. The project will create and revitalise over 500ha of habitats across 18 distinctive nature reserves, as well as help neighbouring landowners to enhance the wildlife habitats on their land.

Ranger - National Trust

Logo: National Trust

Salary: £23,868 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Stonehenge Landscape, King Barrows, SP4 7DD

Joining the hard working and dedicated team here at Wiltshire Landscape you will play a key role in maintaining our special places and ensuring these are presented to the highest possible standard. There is lots going on, including grassland management, practical estate maintenance work, regular volunteer work parties and ecological surveying. You will work both on your own and with other members of staff, as well as with several volunteer groups supervising them on a variety of practical tasks. It is all about being outside and getting your hands dirty, looking after our heritage and nature, and making our sites accessible for our many visitors.

Area Ranger - National Trust

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Salary: £26,832 per annum

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Avebury Estate, Estate Office, High Street, Marlborough, SN8 1RF

With line management of two rangers to assist you, you will be involved with the protection and care of outstanding archaeology in the northern half of the World Heritage Site, as well as helping to deliver conservation outcomes across our many important grassland habitats. It is all about getting the best out of your team whilst looking after our heritage and nature and making our sites accessible for our many visitors. You will be working closely with our property staff, archaeologists and nature conservation advisers as well as overseeing the countryside volunteering offer ensuring we make best use of the many groups and individuals who want to volunteer with the team.

Ranger - National Trust

Logo: National Trust

Salary: £23,868 per annum

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: Avebury Estate, Estate Office, High Street, Marlborough, SN8 1RF

You will be working on internationally important archaeological sites and species rich chalk grassland habitats at Avebury and beyond. There is lots going on, including scrub management, practical estate maintenance work, regular volunteer work parties and ecological surveying, to name but a few elements of this exciting ranger role.

Community Ranger - Groundwork Yorkshire

Logo: Groundwork

Salary: £23,088

Duration: Full Time, Permanent

Location: Main base: Fryston Country Trails – Castleford, Wakefield

Working across 3 sites: Fryston Country Trails, Frickley Country Park and Rabbit Ings Country Park.

Groundwork Yorkshire Ranger team manage three country parks on behalf of the Land Trust: Fryston Country Trails, Frickley Country Park and Rabbit Ings Country Park. The rangers are responsible for keeping the sites safe for visitors, maintaining and improving habitats for the local wildlife and running events for schools and communities.

Community Grants Manager - Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment

Hours of employment – Part time, three days (21 hours) per week, negotiable

Salary - £25,000 - £33,000 (dependent on experience)

Established in 2011, the Trust for Oxfordshire's Environment (TOE) is an independent environmental funder based in Oxfordshire. Since its inception, TOE has disbursed more than £3.4 million in grants to fund over 450 high-impact, locally led projects across Oxfordshire, supporting biodiversity, access to green spaces and public engagement with nature. TOE has been successful in raising funds from a range of sources including the Landfill Communities Fund, local authorities, charitable trusts and the corporate sector.

Senior Land Adviser - Somerset Wildlife Trust

Logo: Somerset Wildlife Trust

Salary: Manager Level 3: £31,000 - £34,000

Contract type: Permanent

Working hours: Full time

Location: Somerset Wildlife Trust, County of Somerset with opportunities for hybrid working.

We are looking for an experienced land management adviser to oversee the provision of land management advice and support which will deliver SWT’s goals for 2030 across Somerset.

Rother Partnership Coordinator - Arun & Rother Rivers Trust

Logo: Arun & Rothers Rivers Trust

Full time
Contract Length: 2 years
Location: West Sussex
This role will support the establishment, growth and success of the Rother Partnership. The partnership will bring together a diverse range of stakeholders, landowners, farmers, community groups and individuals to collaboratively set aims, objectives, and a costed action plan to bring about positive landscape scale change for the Western Rother. The Coordinator will create an ambitious, strategic case for support, working with core partners to submit a bid or bids to major funding streams.

Rights of Way and Access Support Officer - Exmoor National Park Authority

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Salary of £14,576 - £15,587 per annum (pro rata full time equivalent £24,294 to £25,979)

Part time

Exmoor House, Dulverton, Somerset

As a Rights of Way and Access Support Officer, you will provide technical support to the Access and Recreation Team and volunteers. This varied role will not only see you supporting rights of way and access, but supporting volunteer programmes, such as our Path Watcher scheme, and assisting in vital activities such as Public Path Order work. Alongside data collection and record keeping, you will also update our website and play a key role in producing communications for our events programme.

Site Manager - RSPB

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Location: Corrimony, Inverness, Highland, IV63 6TW
Salary: £36,577.00 - £39,267.00 pa
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent

Are you looking to combine your passion for nature with your land management and communication skills? If so this is the prefect role for you! Set in the North West Highlands, RSPB Corrimony reserve is part of the iconic Glen Affric landscape. We are looking for a site manager to be based in the local community and manage our nature reserve.

Coastal Visitor Engagement Rangers - Lulworth Estate

Pay: £12.00/hr

Dates: May to early September

You will be working at one of the most popular locations along the World Heritage Jurassic Coast in Dorset, ensuring visitors to the site have a safe and enjoyable visit, and adhere to the countryside code. Working mainly outdoors, you will have a passion for conservation and people, good communication skills, be level-headed in various situations, have a love for the natural environment, a good level of physical fitness and ideally a good knowledge of the local area including flora, fauna, geology and history.

Community Forest Manager - Aigas Community Forest

Logo: Aigas Community Forest

£35,000 - £45,000 per year FTE (paid pro-rata) (dependent on experience)

Between 16 and 24 hours per week (2-3 days)

Temporary contract for a period of 23 months

Location: Aigas, By Beauly Inverness-shire

Aigas Community Forest covers an area of 260 hectares. The Forest is presently delivering a LTFP. We are looking for an experienced forester/forest manager to work with the board to continue the work to implement this plan and to put into practice our Vision for the future of the forest, which includes working with volunteers.

Senior Site Manager - RSPB

Logo: RSPB

Salary: £41,593.00 - £44,651.00 Per Annum
Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours pwk
Contract: Permanent
Location: Haweswater, Penrith, Cumbria
We are looking for an organised, dynamic, and passionate person to lead the team and work programme delivery on this large and exciting upland partnership reserve. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in driving and overseeing a significant and complex work programme across Haweswater with a wider landscape impact. The successful candidate will have an important external role, building positive relationships with key partners and stakeholders, so that partnerships policies and messages are understood and furthered within relevant partnerships, communities, the media and to a range of stakeholders and decision makers.

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