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Wilder Grazing Ranger - Kent Wildlife Trust
Salary: Up to £25,000 dependent on experience
Contract Type: Full time/Permanent
Based at Tyland Barn, Maidstone
Kent Wildlife Trust is at the forefront of developing innovative ways of using graziers, browsers and rootlers to deliver missing ecosystem elements that were once provided by wild animals. Kent Wildlife Trust owns over 800 animals of 16 different species and breeds working across over 50 nature reserves and covering hundreds of hectares. This is a practical role that incorporates skills such as strimming and fence repair, alongside high quality animal welfare management and volunteer recruitment and support.
- Closing Date: 17/12/2023
- Location: Tyland Barn, Maidstone
- Posted: 21/11/2023
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Short Courses
08/12/2023 Birds of Prey of the North Kent Marshes 1 Day
Isle of Sheppey, Kent Wildlife Trust
Cost £35 per person per day. Concessionary fee: KWT volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
11/12/2023 Identification of Fungi II 1 Day
Cuckoo Wood (High Elms), Kent Wildlife Trust
Cost £35 per person per day.Concessionary fee: KWT volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
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