CJS Focus On: Countryside Management
Running through July, August and in to September from 31 July to coincide with World Ranger Day.
Countryside management is one of the main tasks of those working in the conservation sector. This series is a chance to emphasise our ranger heritage and contacts with a dive into the changing world of countryside management.
When CJS first started over 30 years ago many of the available roles were for Countryside Rangers, as the sector has grown and changed there are different types of roles and fewer Rangers, in this series we aim to showcase some of the jobs and the world of countryside management.
Details of the articles comprising the series will appear here as they are published.
CMA 60 year review, Countryside Management Association
Find out what our partner organisation has been up to in the world of countryside management for the last 60 years and join them as they look to the future on World Ranger Day.
Read the article here
Finding my place in conservation: A Young Woman's Journey into Arboriculture
Find out more about Ellie Watton’s path to a career in the conservation sector in this opinion piece
Read the article here
Our first job profile is of Jon Lewney, Countryside Manager at National Trust Calke Abbey Leicestershire portfolio
Jon has overall responsibility for in hand livestock, veteran trees, SSSIs and National Nature Reserve, building and maintaining active partnerships to deliver for nature and people.
Read the job profile here
Tom Wright is Countryside Lead Ranger at Derbyshire County Council's Shipley Country Park
Tom describes his responsibilities as incredibly varied, with the main focus being a blend between land and visitor management.
Find out what he gets up to on a daily basis
The quiet champions of Britain's countryside, a look at the 2026 Schöffel Countryside Awards with Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
2025 winner profiles and discover the 2026 Finalists
Where conservation meets combat with the work of Landmarc
Countryside management in a very different environment
Working as Lead Ranger at London Borough of Lewisham is James Allen
Despite being a “lead ranger” he is the only ranger / countryside management specialist on site, but does work with the wider grounds team and excellent volunteers.
The Scottish Countryside Rangers Association ask Who will be Tomorrow's Rangers?
Whether we work for a National Park, local authority, charity, estate or community organisation, we all face the same challenge: how do we inspire young people to care about nature today so that some of them choose to protect it tomorrow?
Where to find everything:
Find all the information about the CJS Focus on series here.
Find adverts for Countryside conservation opportunities across the UK here, adverts are posted all year round not only during the Series.
Employers: Advertise your countryside roles as basic text in CJS Weekly here free and here for full online adverts.