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Assistant Hedgerow Project Officer (6 months) - CPRE Hampshire
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Ground Maintenance Team Leader - Portsmouth Water
Salary: Grade 4-5.3 £31,396-£38,876 depending on experience.
Hours: Full-time / 38 hours per week
We’re making a difference: Together, we can ensure that there is enough water for everyone, now and in the future.
Portsmouth Water are thrilled to be looking for a Grounds Maintenance Team Leader to join the Grounds and Biodiversity Team! The successful candidate will ensure seamless maintenance and efficient delivery of targets. In this key role, the successful candidate will oversee grounds maintenance activities and work closely with other leadership teams to maintain the operability of our production assets.
Land Management Adviser - Somerset Wildlife Trust
Salary: Banding Level 3 £18,600 for 3 days (£31,000 FTE)
Contract type: Fixed term for 1 year
Working hours: Part time, 22.5 hours per week
Location: Callow Rock, Shipham Gorge, Cheddar – Hybrid with opportunities for home working and site visits as required
In this role you will initially spend your time acting as the key point of contact for the Mendip Hills farm cluster and lead the promotion of nature based actions on their landscape; administering the project and reporting to the funding authority.
Petersfield Ranger - Petersfield Town Council
A Unique Opportunity to Work in the Heart of the South Downs
Salary: £31,537 to £34,434 per annum (NJC SCP 18 – 23) depending on experience, plus Local Government Pension Scheme
Hours: 37 hours per week / Post: Permanent
Petersfield Town Council is excited to offer a new opportunity for an experienced Ranger to join our team and make a meaningful impact on the natural landscape in and around the historic market town of Petersfield, Hampshire.
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Residential Volunteer- Rathlin Fieldworker, RSPB
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Job of the Day: Friday 1st August
Assistant Hedgerow Project Officer (6 months) - CPRE Hampshire
Volunteer Officer - The Royal Parks
Full time
6 months fixed term contract
London, W2
As a Volunteering Officer, you will manage and develop the Volunteer Ranger Service in Richmond and Bushy Park. Specifically, you will train and develop new volunteers, ensuring they are well-equipped to engage the public on the parks' history, heritage and wildlife. Alongside this, you will also collaborate with a variety of volunteer groups across the parks, helping to co-ordinate conservation activities, support corporate volunteering sessions and contribute to the development of both new and existing initiatives.
Catchment Restoration Assistant - Findhorn Nairn & Lossie Rivers Trust
£24,000-£26,000 pro rata (£19,200-£20,800) p.a. dependent on experience.
Hours: 0.8 FTE / 28 hours per week.
Term: Fixed term until March 31st 2026, with the possibility to extend subject to funding.
Place of work: The role will be based at the Findhorn, Nairn & Lossie Rivers Trust office, Logie Steading, Dunphail, Moray, IV36 2QN, although we offer a hybrid, flexible working approach.
The FNLRT are looking for a motivated and knowledgeable individual with an ambition to contribute towards the better functioning of our home rivers and watersheds. Through a close working relationship with the wider team, the Catchment Restoration Assistant will contribute towards a variety of work streams, helping to increase capacity for a range of the Trust’ activities. There will be a particular focus on developing restoration opportunities in the lower Findhorn catchment area.
Assistant Ranger - Hampshire County Council
Contract Type: Permanent (1 x permanent / 1 x fixed term (12 months))
Work Location: Central Sites Team. Location negotiable - Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Horndean; Crab Wood Depot, Winchester; Normandy Farm, Lymington.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Assistant Rangers to join the Countryside Service Central Sites Team at Hampshire County Council. Develop your skills through carrying out a range of practical conservation and maintenance tasks on a wide variety of habitats including tasks such as scrub control, tree felling and mowing. Additional tasks include wildlife survey monitoring, site patrols, livestock management, maintenance of site infrastructure as well as hand and power tools, and contributing to social media content.
Ranger Team Leader - Bracknell Forest Council
Salary: £37,092 - £41,506 FTE (inclusive of London Weighting)
37 hours per week, full-time, permanent contract
We have an exciting opportunity for a lead Ranger to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis. This is a superb opportunity for an individual with enthusiasm, practical skills and experience in conservation and green space management to join the team responsible for co-ordinating and implementing the management and maintenance of countryside sites, rights of way and nature reserves. We are looking for an experienced Ranger to lead one of our dedicated Ranger teams. You will provide leadership in practical site and habitat management and provide a quality experience to our visitors.
Area Land Agent - Forestry and Land Scotland
Salary: £49978 - £54412 per annum + plus 28.97% employer pension contributions
Type: Permanent
Location: Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland
As Area Land Agent, you’ll take the lead on managing and developing a wide-ranging rural estate portfolio in South Region, delivering professional land agency services and identifying opportunities to improve income, manage liabilities, and enhance value from agreements, wayleaves, sales, and land use. You’ll also play a key role in regional leadership, supporting business planning and delivering effective integrated working across teams.
Environment Forester - Forestry and Land Scotland
Salary: £34362 - £36658 per annum + 28.97% employer pension contributions
Type: Permanent
Location: Selkirk, Scotland
As Environment Forester, you’ll play a vital role in embedding environmental considerations into the region’s forestry operations. You’ll support planning and delivery of key work programmes, manage your own environment workstream and budget, coordinate surveys and compliance, contribute to designated site and species management, and help identify and deliver biodiversity and heritage improvements—often through partnerships and external funding.
Reserves Officer (Hook) - Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust
Salary: £26,780 to £31,600 gross per annum depending on skills and experience
Full Time - 35 Hours per Week
Permanent Contract
Location: College Copse Farm, Hook, RG27 9AU
Reporting to the Senior Nature Recovery Manager (North Hampshire) and functioning as a key member of the North Hampshire Area Team, this post is responsible for the habitat management of Hook Commons, Bassetts Mead and North Warnborough Greens. This portfolio of sites includes a diverse mixture of heathland, acid grassland, woodland, woodpasture and wet meadow habitats; all of which are being managed or restored to favourable condition with support from the team and in partnership with organisations such as Natural England, our inhouse grazing team, local landowners and Hook Parish Council.
Countryside Ranger - BCP Council
£28,598 - £31,022 per annum pro rata
30 hours per week (4 days)
Location: Hengistbury Head or Steamer Point
BCP Council are looking to appoint a Countryside Ranger to be part of our Countryside Team, supporting all areas of countryside management, including practical work, engaging with stakeholders about our local environment and delivering sustainable habitat management and improving the biodiversity of our Countryside sites.
SEND Outdoor Tutor - Commonwork Trust
Salary: £27,123.00 - £28,956.00 Per Annum
Hours: 37.5 per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Otmoor Reserve, Oxford
This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Otmoor team as Assistant Warden. The reserve is a complex mix of habitats and is a perfect development reserve for people wanting to take that next career step in conservation. This opportunity allows the successful candidate to develop practical skills, lead volunteers through practical work and surveys and become a key member of a passionate and committed team.
Administration Officer - City of London
Salary: £17,058 - £18,894 (FTE £28,430 - £31,490) per annum inclusive of all allowances
Part Time, Permanent
Working 21 hours a week the successful candidate will be based at the Merlewood Estate Office on Ninehams Road, Caterham CR3 5LN
Are you interested in working with the local community to protect and conserve beautiful and historic landscape on the fringe of Surrey and Kent? This support post is an opportunity to be involved at the forefront of open space management on 275 hectares of public open space that includes a National Nature Reserve, SSSI’s, chalk grassland, ancient woodland, heathland and heritage features.
Ranger - Hampshire County Council
Salary Range: £26,918 – £29,616 per annum
Hours per week: 37
Hampshire County Council is recruiting a Ranger to the Countryside Service. Joining an Area Access Team, you will undertake practical maintenance and improvements on public rights of way so that they comply with statutory requirements, are easy to use and are accessible to the wider public. To assist with developing other countryside access opportunities as they arise and to promote the use of access routes to the general public.
Woodland Creation Officer - North Devon UNESCO Biosphere
Salary: £32,500 PAYE (subcontractor considered)
Hours: 37.5 per week (flexible)
Location: Main office in Barnstaple but hybrid/home working possible. Site visits across Devon.
Position Term: Until end of March 2027 – (subject to funding review in March 2026)
A Woodland Creation Officer role has become available with the Biosphere’s Devon Woods team – a rewarding opportunity for someone who aspires to put their skills to the test delivering diverse woodland creation projects. The team provides woodland creation advice and facilitates grant applications and capital works on behalf of farmers and other land managers across Devon.
As our Assistant Partnership Officer you will be part of a team of two people, working with our Partnership Officer to promote the sustainable use of the sea and estuaries from Tynemouth in England to Fast Castle Head in Scotland.
As part of a varied job you will: Champion the importance of our local marine environment and inshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs); Support partnership communications, outreach, and events; Collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders to foster effective joint-working; Assist in developing and delivering citizen science and data-gathering initiatives.
Farming and Nature Officer - North Pennines National Landscape
Salary: Grade 10 £37,035 to £40,476 p.a. (Pay Award Pending)
Working pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week. Temporary post (currently funded to end of December 2026)
Employment Location: North Pennines National Landscape Office, Stanhope, County Durham (hybrid working options available)
The North Pennines National Landscape is recruiting a Farming and Nature Officer to provide advice, guidance and support to farmers and other land managers to undertake nature friendly farming. You will provide a first point of contact between the National Landscape and potential applicants to the FiPL programme, providing advice and support leading to applications which support nature, climate and people friendly farming. The officer will also support the wider FiPL team and the assessment panel through the processes of assessment, monitoring and review.
Development Manager - North Pennines National Landscape
Salary: Grade 12 £42,708 to £46,731 p.a. (Pay Award Pending)
Working pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week
Employment Location: North Pennines National Landscape Office, Stanhope, County Durham (hybrid working options available)
The role of the Development Manager will be to lead on the development of a Stage 2 NLHF Connected Landscapes programme submission on behalf of the North Pennines National Landscape and its partners (including RSPB, Wear, Tyne and Eden Rivers Trusts and the Farmer Network). If successful it is envisaged that the Manager will stay on in this role as the Programme Manager for the 8-year programme.
On Farm Engagement Officer - North Pennines National Landscape
Salary: Grade 10 £37,035 to £40,476 p.a. (Pay Award Pending)
Working pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week. Fixed term until December 2026
Employment Location: North Pennines National Landscape Office, Stanhope, County Durham (hybrid working options available)
North Pennines Landscape Connections is a programme of work aimed at helping farmers and land managers work together to make the most of the new funding schemes which will help Nature Recovery and business resilience. At the same time the programme aims to support farmer hosts to develop relationships with groups and individuals who have previously struggled to access the countryside, and to build an active network of participants to support this process.
Community Engagement Officer - RSPB
Salary: £27,123.00 - £28,956.00 Per Annum
Terms: Full-time, Fixed-Term until April
Location: Dundee Outreach (Homebased with frequent local travel)
This is an exciting role for someone passionate about people and nature. You'll play a central part in connecting communities through creative and practical conservation action, supporting improved greenspaces and celebrating shared stories of migration.
Seabird Monitoring Programme Organiser - British Trust for Ornithology
Thetford, Norfolk
Full time, Permanent
£34,296 per annum + 11% employer pension contribution
The Seabird Monitoring Programme Organiser will be responsible for the successful running of the BTO/JNCC/RSPB Seabird Monitoring Programme (SMP) and will deliver key outputs of this survey, including summaries of results, the annual report, an annual newsletter and updating web pages.
Project Officer - Natural Heritage - Scottish Wildlife Trust
Salary: £25,750 - £27,295
Location: Cumbernauld
Full time (35 hours)
Fixed term contract initially until 31st March 2033, potential for extension
We are looking for a passionate and driven person to habitat restoration, creation and enhancement activities on Trust owned greenspaces within the Nurturing Natural Connections (NNC) project, working closely with the Cumbernauld Reserves Manager, and project partners, and with the help of volunteers.
Advocacy Officer - Nurturing Natural Connections - Scottish Wildlife Trust
Salary: £25,750 - £27,295
Location: Cumbernauld
Full time (35 hours)
Fixed term until 29th March 2030
We are looking for a passionate and driven person to champion species and habitats with particular focus on new building developments/demolitions occurring in Cumbernauld, specifically the Town Centre, Community Growth Areas and our partners Sanctuary Scotland. Building on the success of previous projects, this project continues to realise the Cumbernauld Living Landscape long-term vision to improve Cumbernauld’s green spaces for both people and wildlife, helping everyone in the community connect with the nature on their doorstep.
Project Officer - Digital Communications - Scottish Wildlife Trust
Salary: £25,750 - £27,295
Location: Cumbernauld
Full time (35 hours)
Fixed term contract until 28th June 2030
We are looking for a passionate and driven person to deliver a range of digital communications and GIS mapping outputs that will support the delivery of Nurturing Natural Connections Project. Building on the success of previous projects, this project continues to realise the Cumbernauld Living Landscape long-term vision to improve Cumbernauld’s green spaces for both people and wildlife, helping everyone in the community connect with the nature on their doorstep.
Senior Project Officer - Nature Counts - The Conservation Volunteers
Based in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire
35 hours per week
Salary: £25,015 per annum
This role supports TCV in enabling people and communities to improve their health, prospects, and outdoor places. The role manages TCV projects, delivering one or more services which contribute to local operational plans and towards the achievement of TCV’s strategic plan. The key to achieving this will be the successful recruitment and management of Volunteers, the management of resources and the management of budgets, external relationships and/or the local site.
Senior Project Officer - Natural Benefits - The Conservation Volunteers
Based in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire
35 hours per week
Salary: £25,015 per annum
This role supports TCV in enabling people and communities to improve their health, prospects, and outdoor places. The role manages TCV projects, delivering one or more services which contribute to local operational plans and towards the achievement of TCV’s strategic plan. The key to achieving this will be the successful recruitment and management of Volunteers, the management of resources and the management of budgets, external relationships and/or the local site.
Forestry Worker x 3 - Norbury Park
Norbury Park, Staffordshire
Salary of £27,000pa with potential to increase based on experience
A position has arisen for three motivated, hardworking individuals to join an established team to help manage and maintain 1800 acres of woodland.
The intensively managed woods include over 450 acres of new plantations and host a range of forward-thinking management techniques and scientific research projects, as well as supplying timber to our own sawmill and firewood business, Shelmore Timber.
Conservation Ecologist - Essex Wildlife Trust
This is a permanent, full time position working 37.5 hours per week. The starting salary is £27,798.88 per annum.
We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate and motivated individual to join us at Essex Wildlife Trust as our Conservation Ecologist.
The Conservation Ecologist makes a significant contribution to Essex Wildlife Trust’s evidence work and is responsible for gathering, analysing, collating and communicating ecological evidence to inform conservation management and biodiversity gain on Essex Wildlife Trust’s nature reserves and across the wider Essex landscape.
Location: Midlands
Salary (£): From £48,850
We’re looking for a Senior Ecologist to join our Water Quality & Environment Team.
You’ll lead a small team of ecologists and provide expert ecological advice across the business, helping Severn Trent become an environmental leader. Your work will protect and enhance biodiversity through capital schemes, site management, and partnerships that benefit wildlife.
Conservation Officer - Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Circa £26,000 pa, pension contribution, flexible working arrangements
Permanent
Based in Horncastle, Lincolnshire
We are seeking to recruit a Conservation Officer to work with our delivery and strategic partners on some truly exciting projects from rewilding in the Wolds, to reconnecting our rivers to the neighbouring land, to securing our coastal habitats. The individual needs to have a ‘can do, positive’ attitude working with people to secure opportunities for large scale nature recovery across our land and seascapes.
Regional Officer (Central) - BASC
Salary: £30k
Location: Home-based
Day-to-day management and delivery of a programme of projects and activities within the region with a focus on membership development and recruitment. This is to include regional conservation objectives and the general promotion of the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) in the region, ensuring BASC is represented to the highest standards at all times.
Estates and Conservation Officer - Creswell Heritage Trust
Salary: £26,793
Full-time
Location: Based at Creswell Crags, S80 3LH
Are you a hands-on leader passionate about the natural environment, conservation, and heritage? This is a unique opportunity to lead practical maintenance and ecological work, support grant-funded capital projects, and deliver biodiversity and habitat improvements. You’ll manage day-to-day site operations - from woodland paths to historic cave entrances - while helping us meet our strategic goals in sustainability, safety and accessibility.
Land Management Operative - EMEC (a subsidiary of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Salary: £24,390 - £27,681 pa
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Location: The Old Ragged School, Brook Street, Nottingham, NG1 1EA
EMEC is a growing business, with project delivery across the East Midlands and beyond. We have an exciting opportunity for a Land Management Operative to join our experienced and friendly Land Management team. You will be working on the delivery of habitat and site contracts in Nottinghamshire and the wider area. This will include grassland, woodland, scrub and wetland management, survey and monitoring activity and event delivery.
Land Management Supervisor - EMEC (a subsidiary of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust)
Salary: £29,885 - £33,411 pa
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Location: The Old Ragged School, Brook Street, Nottingham, NG1 1EA (You will be mainly site based, with minimal requirement to come into the office)
EMEC is a growing business, with project delivery across the East Midlands and beyond. We have an exciting opportunity for a Land Management Supervisor to join our experienced and friendly Land Management team. You will oversee and supervise the delivery of habitat and site contracts in Nottinghamshire and the wider area. This will include grassland, woodland, scrub and wetland management, survey and monitoring activity and event delivery.
Salary: Competitive salary from £52,620- £58,000 per annum depending on skills and experience
Full/Part-time: Full-time
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Hybrid - Hampton Coal Wharf - TW12 2ES
Are you passionate about ecology and ready to make a real impact in the water and wastewater sector? As a Lead Ecologist within our Capital Delivery team, you'll be pivotal in shaping environmental aspects for projects across Greater London, the Home Counties and beyond. Working closely with our Environmental Assurance Engineers, you'll ensure ecological best practices are embedded in infrastructure projects, driving sustainability and compliance while protecting biodiversity.
Farming Officer - West Cumbria Rivers Trust
Salary: Grade 4, starting salary £32,082p.a. plus 9% pension
Hours: 35 hours per week (1 FTE) (flexible working hours)
Contract Length: Permanent (subject to funding)
Location: Keswick, Cumbria
We’re looking for a Farming Officer to join the passionate and growing team delivering the ‘Resilient Glenderamackin’ Landscape Recovery project - an ambitious, large-scale, 20-year catchment restoration project located upstream of Keswick. This pioneering blended finance project aims to support nature-friendly farming, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, restore rivers and watercourses, and enhance biodiversity across the wider catchment for long-term environmental and community benefit. Working closely with the Resilient Glenderamackin project team, you will be the key contact for farmers and land managers involved in the project.
Ranger - Forest of Marston Vale Trust
Starting salary £25,000-£27,000 depending on experience;
Permanent, Full-time position (37.5 hrs/wk)
Location: Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire, MK43 0PR
We’re looking for an enthusiastic, driven and passionate individual to join our Ranger team. They’ll need to carry out effective site management and enhancement of the Trust’s estate of woodlands, wetlands and grasslands, and actively engage and enthuse visitors, improving the quality of these sites for both people and wildlife. They’ll help to manage the award-winning Millennium Country Park (225ha), our flagship site which receives around 450,000 visits per annum, and the Trust’s wider estate of community woodlands (400ha) within the Forest of Marston Vale area.
Conservation Lead (Highland Line) - Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels - Scottish Wildlife Trust
Salary: £28,288 per annum
Full time
Fixed term until 31 March 2026 with potential for extension
Location: Blairgowrie, Tayside
We are looking for a passionate and driven person to lead and deliver Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels (SSRS) project operations across the Highland Line Control Zone. Coordinating efforts to protect red squirrels from replacement by grey squirrels and from squirrel pox disease, through delivering project objectives including developing new rapid response monitoring networks in strategic areas, coordinating island eradication efforts and fostering new partnerships across the landscape to ensure long-term support.
Ecology Officer (Planning) - The Highland Council
Salary: £40,021 - £43,388 pa
35 hours per week
Contract Length: 2 years, with possibility of extension
Location: Inverness
Do you have a background in ecology or a related discipline and want to work in one of the most stunning parts of the UK, home to many nationally and internationally important habitats, species and landscapes? Highland Council are looking for an Ecology Officer to join our expanding, busy and friendly Ecology Team. In this role you will help secure the best outcomes for biodiversity, providing advice to the planning authority and working closely with the renewables and energy sector to secure landscape-scale biodiversity enhancements.
Head Dog Trainer - Griffith Island Club
The Head Dog Trainer will lead on all aspects of training, animal husbandry, & kennel management to ensure that operational upland bird hunting objectives are met. They will lead a small team, expected to comprise of 2 kennel assistants and an assistant trainer.
Working from a brand new (2025) multi dog kennel facility, they will assume full responsibility for the training and development of up to 30 hunting dogs, comprised of Labrador Retrievers and Pointing breeds which are handled by the team of professional hunting guides.
The role is a full time, permanent, year-round position that requires relocation to Ontario, Canada. Considered to be a remote workplace, the successful candidate will be required to live on island during their scheduled shift.
Assistant Trainer / Kennel Manager - Griffith Island Club
Full Time Permanent
Ideal candidates will have a passion for the care of dogs. They will be confident around dogs of all breeds and dispositions. They will be able to adhere to strict SOPs, yet still be able to think on their feet. They may hold a recognized qualification (such as RVT), and/or a dog training/behaviour qualification. They will have some experience training or handling working gundogs, recreationally or professionally. They should have hunting experience related to upland gamebirds (Pheasant & Partridge) or waterfowl. They will be a self-starter with exceptional time management, attention to detail, enthusiasm, commitment, and integrity.
Considered to be a remote workplace, the successful candidate will be required to live on island during their scheduled shift.
Machinery and Habitat Maintenance Teacher - Activate Learning
Full-time, permanent
Location: Merrist Wood College, Holly Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 3PE
Do you want to transform your career and pass on your industry experience to the next generation of students who are looking to follow a career within Countryside Management, Arboriculture, Horticulture or Agriculture? Activate Learning are now looking for a Machinery and Habitat Maintenance Teacher to join our Land-based teaching team at Merrist Wood College. With your excellent subject knowledge and practical skills you will work collaboratively with our existing team of talented and passionate teachers to ensure we plan and deliver purposeful practical and theory lessons on our Level 2 and Level 3 programmes, and participate in the curriculum development to meet the needs of changing industry demands.
Beaver Habitat Restoration Officer - Devon Wildlife Trust
Salary: £25,672 per annum (£32,090 FTE) plus 7% pension
This is a part-time (30 hours per week), fixed term role until 31 March 2027.
The role is based at Cricklepit Mill in Exeter and will require frequent field visits to the River Otter catchment in East Devon.
Are you passionate about restoring natural processes and supporting the recovery of healthy functioning wetlands and thriving nature-rich river corridors? Are you excited about the prospect of working alongside wild living beavers to increase flood resilience, improve water quality and enhance biodiversity? We are looking for a motivated and skilled person who can lead on wetland habitat restoration in the River Otter, to deliver benefits for beavers and local communities.
Seasonal Assistant Ranger x 2 Posts - Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Salary: £25,183 per annum (Pay award pending)
Full time, 37 hours per week, including weekends and bank holidays
Temporary fixed term until 31st March 2026
Location: Thrybergh Country Park, Rotherham, South Yorkshire
Rotherham Council is seeking Seasonal Assistant Rangers to join the team based at Thrybergh Country Park. These hands-on roles are vital to supporting the safe, clean and welcoming operation of the park and surrounding green spaces during our busiest season.
Ecologist - Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Salary: £37,938 - £40,476 (Pay award pending)
37 hours per week, permanent
Location: Riverside House / Hybrid, Rotherham
Are you passionate about protecting nature and shaping sustainable places for people and wildlife? Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council is looking for a skilled and motivated Ecologist to play a pivotal role across both our Planning and Green Spaces services. In this dynamic post which is split 50/50 between planning and green space delivery, you’ll lead on ecological input for planning applications, particularly in relation to Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), while also helping to shape and implement the borough’s Local Nature Strategy. You’ll provide expert guidance on habitat protection, species conservation, and green infrastructure, and take an active role in managing the council’s network of Local Wildlife Sites and Nature Reserves.
Salary: £27,123.00 - £28,956.00 Per Annum
Terms: Permanent, Full-time (Some weekend and out of hours working required)
Location: Sherwood Forest and Budby South Forest, NG21
We are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Assistant Warden to help deliver our land management and ecology objectives. Our work focuses on balancing the needs of vulnerable wildlife and ecology while providing a high-quality visitor experience to a world-famous destination. The notable trees and threatened habitats, along with the rare and vulnerable insect assemblages and other species that rely on them make Sherwood and Budby hugely special places for nature, and are legally protected by NNR, SSSI and SAC designations.
Assistant Conservation Officer - Barn Owl Trust
Starting Salary: £24,557.72.
Initial 12-month contract (renewable).
Ashburton, Devon, TQ13 7HU
Would you like to join our team and help conserve Britain’s favourite farmland bird? The Barn Owl Trust is a small, national, Devon-based charity engaged in practical and advisory work, research, education, and owl care. We respond to 4,000 enquires a year from across the UK. We’re looking for someone who’s highly motivated, with a keen interest in owls, and a good working knowledge of UK farmland birds and habitats.
Field Staff - Malvern Hills Trust
Starting Salary: NJC Scale Point 5-6 £24,790 - £25,183
Full-time post, 37 hours per week
Place of Work: Based at Wyche Road Depot, Malvern
The Malvern Hills is a much loved and nationally important landscape. Over 1,000,000 visits are made each year and the view from the top of the Hills has been voted one of the best in Britain. Much of the land cared for by the Trust lies within a National Landscape, as well as containing Sites of Special Scientific Interest and a number of Scheduled Monuments. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our dedicated team of outdoor staff. This full-time post involves a wide range of practical land management and conservation tasks across the Malvern Hills and Commons.
Countryside Estates Officer - Elmbridge Borough Council
Salary: £42,059 – £44,063
Location: Elmbridge Borough Council, Civic Centre, High Street, Esher, Surrey, KT10 9SD
Contract: Permanent, fulltime, 36 hours per week
We are looking for an enthusiastic Countryside Estates Officer for an immediate start. Leading the Countryside Rangers you will work with the Countryside Officer to manage Elmbridge’s diverse and extensive countryside estate, which covers 625 hectares. You will help with all aspects of countryside management including heathland, woodlands and wetland.
Senior River Restoration Officer - Gwent Wildlife Trust
As Gwent Wildlife Trust’s Senior River Restoration Officer, you will empower and inspire people from diverse communities across Gwent to take positive action to protect, manage and restore freshwater ecosystems across Gwent. To achieve this, you will work alongside partners and stakeholders to coordinate and promote citizen science and to implement nature-based solutions within the river catchments.
Senior Consultancy Ecologist - Worcestershire Wildlife Consultancy
Salary: Up to £37,500 FTE depending on experience
Contract type: Permanent / Working hours: Full time
Location: Lower Smite Farm, Smite Hill, Hindlip, Worcester & Droitwich, Worcestershire, WR3 8SZ
Following a recent structural change, we are seeking an experienced Senior Ecologist to join Worcestershire Wildlife Consultancy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, as we look to grow our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering ecological services and projects for a range of clients on time and on budget.
Water Vole Recovery Officer - Northumberland Wildlife Trust
This salary starts at £26,195 per annum.
This job is full time. The contract is for 12 months.
We are looking for a confident and enthusiastic Water Vole Recovery Officer to work join our Nature Recovery Team.
The role involves producing a North East Water Vole Recovery Strategy and a Northumberland Water Vole Recovery Action Plan. The Officer will work with the Nature Recovery Manager, Conservation Officer and Data Assistant to undertake the research and the engagement required.
Weald Seasonal Field Officer - Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
Salary £23,810.00 per annum pro rata.
Hours of work are Monday to Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm.
Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC) is looking to recruit two Seasonal Field Officers for our winter reserves management team based in west Surrey. This fixed term contract, until the end of March 2026, involves conservation management work on our nature reserves throughout Surrey, Hampshire, West Sussex and possibly occasionally further afield. Chainsaw qualification is essential as is a willingness to work hard outdoors in all weathers.
Community Engagement Officer (Education and Community Team) - Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Based at Whisby Nature Park, near Lincoln Salary: £23,000
Are you passionate about connecting people with nature and empowering communities to create and care for local spaces for wildlife? Join our Education and Community team in this rewarding role at Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.
You will work with communities across Lincolnshire to improve access to nature and support local action for wildlife.
Evidence and Engagement Officer - Westcountry Rivers Trust
Contract: Permanent Contract
Hours: Full time (37.5 hours)
The starting salary for this role is £25,700.00 - £28,300.00 (dependent on experience)
Location: Westcountry Rivers Trust’s office is in Stoke Climsland and whilst we have adopted hybrid working there is an
The Evidence and Engagement Officer will work across the department but have a particular focus on community engagement and project management. The role will require the holder to be technically competent, passionate about the environment and have a keen interest in engagement and the communication of scientific data.
Life on the Edge Trainees - South Hams District Council and West Devon Borough Council
Salary details: £23,656 per annum (Level SCP02 - £12.26/hr)
Hours: 18.5 hours per week
Job Term: Fixed-term – 6 months
Location: Follaton House, Plymouth Road, Totnes, TQ9 5NE
We are looking for 2 trainees as part of the National Lottery Heritage Fund supported, Life on the Edge Project (LotE). One Trainee will specialise in assisting with our engaging program of community activities as our Communities Trainee, the other position will specialise in assisting with our conservation work as our Conservation Trainee. LotE is aiming to create, restore and conserve important habitats on the South Devon coast, working towards securing a future for 30 rare and threatened invertebrates. Species include Mediterranean oil beetle, Long-horned bee and the rarest bee in Britain, the Six-banded nomad bee. Our trainees will help us deliver this important work, shadowing our Conservation and Communities officers.
Country Manager - Scotland - Nature Friendly Farming Network
Salary: Pro rata of £36,565 FTE (£29,252–£36,565 depending on days worked)
Hours: 4 or 5 days per week (negotiable)
Contract: Fixed-term until July 2027 (extension subject to funding)
Location: Home based in Scotland with travel for meetings, events and farm visits
The Scotland Country Manager is a leadership role within Scotland at the NFFN, responsible for advancing nature-friendly farming across Scotland. You will play a key part in influencing agricultural policy, supporting farmers to champion sustainable practices, and ensuring the NFFN’s Scottish work remains farmer-led, solutions-focused, and collaborative.
Estate Officer - South - Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Salary: £28,000 – £30,500 (depending on experience)
Contract: Permanent Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hours per week with a requirement for occasional weekend and evening work (Mon – Sun)
Based at: Langford Lakes South Nature Reserve Wiltshire, with daily travel to sites within central and southern Wiltshire, occasional travel to sites in north Wiltshire
As an Estate Officer you will lead in the management and maintenance of our outstanding nature reserves. This role will be based in south Wiltshire and you will work over a diverse range of very special sites, from SSSI ancient woodlands and floodplain meadows to urban nature parks. This role will work closely with other members of the Farm and Estate and Conservation Team to deliver an active and diverse work programme, using your own practical skills, in addition to engaging, recruiting and supervising contractors and volunteers.
Assistant Forest Ranger - Heart of England Forest
£26,650 a year
2 posts - 1 x permanent, 1 x 12 month fixed term
You’ll be part of something unique, helping to grow and shape one of England’s largest new native woodlands and a diverse range of habitats. You’ll join our friendly and dedicated forestry team who are responsible for the management of our new woodland, and our mature and ancient woodland. You’ll be mainly focused in one large area of the Forest but could also work elsewhere across the estate as required. The winter months will be predominantly focused on tree planting where you will create new woodland within the Heart of England Forest.
Park Operations Officer - Whitlingham Charitable Trust
Salary £28,000 to £31,000 based on experience
Part time, 30 hrs per week
Temporary – 1 year maternity cover
Whitlingham Country Park, Norwich
To lead and support staff and volunteers in conservation and management tasks, ensuring sustainable benefits for both people and nature. By demonstrating integrity and a strong work ethic, you will contribute to the continued success and positive impact of Whitlingham Country Park.
Assistant BNG Ecologist - The Land Trust
Salary: £25,000
Terms: 12-month contract with potential to be made permanent
Location: Home-based with UK travel. Head Office / hybrid if North West based
The Land Trust owns and manages over 2,800 hectares of land across England and actively acquires new sites every year. With the introduction of mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and appointment as a Responsible Body (RB), the Land Trust (LT) is in an exciting period of development, with aspirations to play a leading role with BNG across England. To assist with an increasing pipeline of projects, LT are now seeking to appoint an Assistant BNG Ecologist who will work closely with the Head of Ecology and Biodiversity to deliver our BNG Business Plan on existing and future sites.
Water Contracts Manager - Sheffield & Rotherham Wildlife Trust
Full time
Permanent
Location: Sheffield
The Water Contracts Manager will be responsible for the performance of this business unit and will work to develop opportunities and grow this area of the organisation. To lead and manage the delivery of the Natural England (NE) Great Crested Newt (GCN) District Level Licensing (DLL) framework, including any similar contracts where required, ensuring work is delivered to an excellent standard for both the client and the consultancy.
Forestry Officer - Highland Council
£40,021 - £43,388 per year
35 hours per week
2 years fixed term contract with possibility of extension
Location: Inverness
Highland Council are looking for a Forestry Officer to join our small, busy and friendly Forestry Team. In this role you will be working closely with Council officers as well as a range of other professionals, to positively manage change across Highland’s outstanding regionally, nationally and internationally important natural environment. You will help secure the best outcomes for trees, with a focus on providing advice to the planning authority and developers primarily within the renewables sector. The role includes extensive travel across the Highlands.
Landscape Volunteering Officer - Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust
As Landscape Volunteering Officer you will supervise and support our amazing volunteers and look to recruit new individuals, running two to three sessions each week. You’ll take real pride in your work and thrive on dealing with people from a broad range of backgrounds. You’ll create opportunities for people to engage with the site, increasing their skills and knowledge of nature conservation, habitat restoration, and landscape management.
Data, Monitoring & Citizen Science Officer - North Pennines National Landscape
Salary: Grade 10 £37,035 to £40,476 p.a. (Pay Award Pending)
Working pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week
Employment Location: North Pennines National Landscape Office, Stanhope, County Durham (hybrid working options available)
We are looking for an organised and reliable individual to join our team here at the North Pennines National Landscape in Stanhope for a period of 15 months. North Pennines Landscape Connections is a programme of work aimed at helping farmers and land managers work together to make the most of the new funding schemes which will help Nature Recovery and business resilience. At the same time the programme aims to support farmer hosts to develop relationships with groups and individuals who have previously struggled to access the countryside, and to build an active network of participants to support this process.
Ranger - Exmoor National Park Authority
Salary of £31,586 to £35,235 per annum
37 hours per week
Permanent
Exmoor House, Dulverton, Somerset (field based, working across Exmoor)
As a Ranger, you will provide a visible, uniformed, ambassadorial presence across Exmoor, helping residents and visitors enjoy, understand and protect its special qualities. Specifically, you’ll develop and maintain strong working relationships with local communities, ensure excellent visitor experiences, and lead on maintaining and improving public rights of way and access networks. In this varied and rewarding role, you will also support conservation and land management projects, run guided walks and activities, and work closely with volunteers, schools and under-represented groups.
Access and Development Manager - City of London
Salary: £44,930- £50,540 per annum inclusive of all allowances
Contractual Hours: 35 hours per week
Basis: Full-Time
Workplace category: Hybrid
Are you passionate about public access to the countryside? Have excellent project management experience, with proven success of leading a small team in delivering countryside services? Do you have extensive knowledge and experience of managing a protected landscape for visitors to enjoy? Are you passionate about the protection of natural habitats and historic landscapes? We seek a dedicated individual to help us conserve and protect Epping Forest alongside a growing number of visitors.
Reserves Officer x 2 – Central and West Surrey - Surrey Wildlife Trust
Salary £22,500 to £28,000 pa (dependent on experience)
Do you enjoy the challenge of enthusing others about nature and have experience in leading volunteer groups and managing contractors? The work of a Reserves Officer is diverse and varied. Predominantly working outdoors, no two days will be the same. This includes leading volunteers and contractors to ensure required works across our land are undertaken in line with approved management plans and to meet our statutory and contractual obligations. Our Reserves Officers work together across three geographical areas to manage projects and create links with local communities - an ability to adapt and manage a diverse portfolio of work is essential.
Red Squirrel Recovery Network Community Officer - Northumberland Wildlife Trust
This salary starts at C1: £26,195 per annum.
The role is for 35 hours per week and the contract ends 30 September 2029.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Community Officer to join our Wild City Team to support the exciting five year National Lottery Heritage Funded Red Squirrel Recovery Network Programme. The Community Officer’s role is to reach and engage a wider range of people from these communities in conserving, monitoring and building awareness for red squirrels.
2 posts
£26,151 to £32,191 per annum dependant on experience
37 hours, 3-5-7 days per week; including seasonal variation
Permanent
Location: North & South areas
As one of the largest landowners in Yorkshire and the UK, Yorkshire Water has a total holding of 30,518 hectares. Across this estate we provide car parks, footpaths, bridleways, and many recreational opportunities for visitors to enjoy our land and what it has to offer. Working within the Portfolio & Partnerships Team, you’ll work with a small but enthusiastic and dedicated team of countryside professionals delivering a fantastic, safe, and dependable countryside and recreation service to Yorkshire Water’s customers and visitors.
Location: Blacktoft Sands
Contract: Permanent / Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £24,571.00 - £26,231.00 Per Annum
We are looking for an Estate Worker to help us manage our 11 sites along the Humber estuary, ensuring high quality habitat management and estate maintenance is delivered. The Humber reserves include England’s’ largest tidal reedbed, wet grassland, hay meadows and brackish lagoons, as well as 870ha of saltmarsh and a dune system on the wider reserve suite and is home to nationally important populations of bittern, redshank, marsh harrier and bearded tit.
Ecology Technician - Powys County Council
£29,093 to £31,067 per annum
Location - Powys Wide (Base TBC)
37 hours, Permanent
As an Ecology Technician with Powys County Council’s Highways, Transport & Recycling Service, you’ll be at the forefront of protecting and enhancing biodiversity across the county. This is a hands-on, purpose-driven role where your ecological expertise will directly influence how we plan, design, and deliver infrastructure and services.
Environmental Planner - Orkney Islands Council
35 hours per week
Permanent
£39,941 - £44,120 / £21.89 - £24.18 per hour (including Distant Islands Allowance)
Are you passionate about biodiversity, natural heritage and looking for a new adventure? Orkney Islands Council is seeking a dedicated Environmental Planner to join our Development and Marine Planning Team. This full-time role offers the chance to safeguard and enhance our beautiful islands' natural environment.
This role has a unique remit for both terrestrial and marine planning functions as the Team delivers both the Orkney Local Development Plan and the Orkney Islands Regional Marine Plan.
Beaver Field Officer - Avon Wildlife Trust
Are you interested in helping our wild beaver populations to thrive? Could you talk tactfully and confidently to landowners about the incredible, positive impacts beavers can have on our landscape? And do you have honed GIS skills which you’re keen to apply to help restore nature across our region?
The Bristol Avon catchment has a large population of wild beavers, a result of unlicensed release(s), which we think took place sometime around 2020. Unlike managed beaver enclosures and licensed wild releases (only permitted since Feb 2025), our beaver population has grown without management or support.
Environmental Planner - Orkney Islands Council
35 hours per week
Permanent
£39,941 - £44,120 / £21.89 - £24.18 per hour (including Distant Islands Allowance)
Are you passionate about biodiversity, natural heritage and looking for a new adventure? Orkney Islands Council is seeking a dedicated Environmental Planner to join our Development and Marine Planning Team. This full-time role offers the chance to safeguard and enhance our beautiful islands' natural environment.
This role has a unique remit for both terrestrial and marine planning functions as the Team delivers both the Orkney Local Development Plan and the Orkney Islands Regional Marine Plan.
Learning Officer - Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust
Salary: £25,950 - £26,700 FTE (£20,760 - £21,360 pro rata)
Contract: Part-time, fixed term until 31st October 2026
Hours: 28 hours per week. Flexibility in working pattern, in agreement with line manager
Based: Windsor Great Park Environmental Centre.
The Learning Officer will help nature recover by enabling people to connect to, and act for, nature. You’ll be part of an energetic and highly committed team of environmental educators working across a number of sites. Through a varied range of programmes, you will use your skills to raise understanding, awareness and love of wildlife in children and adults.
Area Manager - West Country - RSPB
Salary: £60,178.00 - £64,248.00 Per Annum
Terms: Permanent, Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Location: Flexible in South-West England
This is more than a management role - this is your opportunity to lead one of the RSPB’s most exciting portfolios, restoring nature across a landscape rich in potential and alive with challenge. This role is big, bold, and bursting with opportunity. This is a job for someone who loves nature, thrives in complexity, and finds joy in bringing people together to create a world richer in wildlife. You’ll work closely with eNGOs, local authorities, statutory agencies, farmers, and communities - building trusted relationships and turning ambition into action on behalf of nature.
ACT Peatland ACTION Project Officer - Argyll & The Isles Coast & Countryside Trust
Location: Mid-Argyll / Kintyre / Islay, Scotland - candidates should either be resident in this area or have the intention to relocate here.
This post will be part of the ACT Peatland team, working as an externally hosted Peatland ACTION project officer in Argyll. The role involves collaborating with partners, contractors, and land managers to develop and implement peatland restoration projects as part of the Peatland ACTION programme. Responsibilities include engaging with land managers, supporting application development, and ensuring high-standard project execution.
Farming and Rural Skills Education Manager - The King's Foundation
Full Time Contract
Salary: Commensurate with role and experience
Location: Dumfries House, Cumnock, KA18 2NJ
The Farming and Rural Skills Education Manager will have overarching and day-to-day responsibility for overseeing The King’s Foundation’s farming and rural skills education initiatives, including leading on the content development, strategic vision and delivery of the MacRoberts Centre for Farming and Rural Skills to ensure that it becomes a nationally recognised centre for excellence in line with the vision of The King’s Foundation.
Assistant Hedgerow Project Officer (6 months) - CPRE Hampshire
The renumeration for this post will be £25,594 (pro rata), 37.5 hour week for a fixed 6 month period which is equivalent to £12,792 for the 6 months or £13.12/hr.
Hampshire
To plan and deliver elements of the Hampshire Hedge project - to plan and organise project by communicating with members of the public, partners, landowners. The key project the Assistant Project Officer will be working on is our Hampshire Hedge project. The role will also include some other projects of CPRE Hampshire such as our Countryside Awards scheme and rooftop renewable project.
Countryside Management Contractor - M & G Countryside Developments Ltd
£34,000-£40,000 per annum + benefits depending on experience
Full time
Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire
M&G Countryside Developments are undergoing a period of business growth and as such we would like to recruit another team member with countryside, land management skills and qualifications. This is to help M&G deliver immediate contract commitments and to support a full 2025 forward order book. The ideal candidate will come with supervisors/foreman experience and have either Forestry/Countryside/land management experience. Ideally the candidate will also have further vocational and technical training or qualifications around vegetation management, tractors and machines, fencing, brush cutting, spraying, forestry operations, chippers and woodland establishment and maintenance.
Conservation / Estates Area Manager - Kent Wildlife Trust
Full time, permanent
Location: Maidstone
Kent Wildlife Trust is the county’s leading conservation charity with more than 31,000 members and over 1000 registered volunteers. We manage and protect over 9000 acres of land across more than 90 different sites and nature reserves, alongside 2 visitor centres. In this role, you will work within our amazing Estates team, managing a small team of Area Wardens to deliver reserve management on nature reserves around the Weald and Blean.
Contracts Supervisor / Assistant Harvesting Manager - Scottish Woodlands
Lochgilphead – West Scotland
We are currently looking to recruit a Harvesting Contracts Supervisor / Assistant Harvesting Manager in Argyll, based out of our Lochgilphead office. If you want to work somewhere where you will be surrounded by the beautiful landscapes of Argyll in a bustling community then this role could be for you. The role will be varied focusing on supervising timber harvesting operations and providing support to the local harvesting managers. You will aid the team in managing sites to industry standards and within all health & safety, and environmental legislation. In this role you will liaise with contractors, third party landowners and clients, and monitor and record timber production figures.
Senior Adviser (Self-Employed) - Coln Restoration Group
Location - Home based but within driving distance of the River Coln
Hours - An average of 20 hours a week
Contract - Up to 3 years
Remuneration - to be negotiated. Competitive.
The Coln Restoration Group are seeking a part-time, self-employed Adviser to report to the Chairman and Donors of the group. The post extends and builds on the work undertaken over the last sixteen months by the Upper Coln Restoration Group.