Woodland Trust
Contracts Manager in South West England
Woodland Trust
Location: Homebased
As our Contracts Manager in South West England, you will be supporting the preparation and delivery of significant contracts and projects and responsible for managing contracts on site, whilst working alongside our 5 Site Managers for the Woodland Trust’s Estate across the whole Region.
These contracts will include significant timber harvesting, civil engineering and tree safety programmes - you will be supporting and leading on the development and implementation of our response to Chalara. Developing and delivering appropriate CSS applications to offset costs and drive the Trust’s income streams will also figure highly in your work.
- Closing Date: 28/04/2019
- Location: Homebased
- Posted: 04/04/2019
Volunteer Roles
JOB: Event Volunteer - Mass Engagement
BE4: N / A
LOC: Birmingham, Hereford, Oxford, York
PAY: 0
FOR: Woodland Trust
The Events Programming Team work nationally across the Woodland Trust to deliver mass audience events which raise brand awareness of the Woodland Trust. The aim is to engage and inspire those audiences about the aims and work of the Woodland Trust and to encourage them to get involved and support our cause. We are looking for volunteers to assist us at events in 2019 in the following locations: Birmingham; Hay-on-Wye, Hereford; Oxford; Castle Howard, York. You will have the opportunity to utilise your communication and people skills, to volunteer alongside the staff at the event, to engage with large audiences and support our delivery of events. As part of our events team you will: be part of the staff rota for an event; attend pre-event briefing calls over the telephone / video conferencing; engage with the public and deal with questions and queries at the event; give post-event feedback so each event can be evaluated going forward; collect names and addresses of members of the public, adhering to data protection / GDPR; help with tidying up after the event. Please only apply if you are interested in volunteering at one or more of the above locations. ASK: For further details and to apply visit https://c-js.co.uk/2CqpRw7JOB: Conservation Volunteer – The Faughan Valley – Derry
BE4: Ongoing
LOC: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
PAY: Expenses (up to 30 miles)
FOR: Woodland Trust
Would you like to use your passion for the environment to help conserve the natural beauty of the Faughan Valley by assisting the Faughan Valley project team with the practical management of the landscape with varied tasks from woodlands in Killaloo to farmland in Kilcreen? Tasks incl woodland maintenance, tree planting, invasive species control, wildflower seed collection & meadow creation / maintenance. The Faughan Valley runs from the foothills of the Sperrin Mountains along the beautiful River Faughan to the outskirts of Derry, Londonderry, covering some 80 square miles. Pockets of precious ancient woodland, a habitat even rarer in Northern Ireland than elsewhere in the UK, have been the inspiration for us to build a project around their protection. ASK: For further details & / or to apply please visit our website: https://c-js.co.uk/2Q7QSbvJOB: Environment Monitor - The Faughan Valley - Derry
BE4: Ongoing
LOC: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
PAY: Expenses (up to 30 miles)
FOR: Woodland Trust
You will be helping to conserve the natural beauty of the Faughan Valley by assisting the project team with the practical management of the landscape. Surveys are an important part of this as the results determine what management plans to put in place to help conserve, protect, maintain & enhance the sites in the Faughan Valley. This is primarily a seasonal role to support the development of a major landscape-scale woodland project across the Faughan Valley. Surveys are varied, covering anything from generic hedgerow, woodland or habitat surveys to more specific: bat, lizard or frog orchid surveys. These tasks will cover the whole of the Faughan Valley from Ness Wood to Claudy Country Park & will feed into our plans for delivery. Anyone who is capable of a little light work & enjoys spending time outside is welcome to join us regardless of age, ability & motivation. Some background knowledge of the flora & fauna to be surveyed would be preferable. This role also supports our Heritage Lottery Funded Project. You will need to live locally (within 30 miles). ASK: For further details & to apply please visit our website https://c-js.co.uk/2PBtaYeJOB: Woodland working group member - Swan and Cygnet Woods - Stock - Essex
BE4: N / A
LOC: Stock, Essex, CM4 9QW
PAY: Expenses will be paid
FOR: Woodland Trust
We are looking for active enthusiastic people to join our Woodland Working Group at Swan and Cygnet Woods in Essex. The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading conservation charity, caring for the long term management and conservation of Swan and Cygnet Woods. Old blends nicely with new at Swan Wood and its appropriately named smaller recently planted neighbour, Cygnet Wood. Swan Wood is an ancient site with both a distinctive and delightful character. As a Woodland Working Group Member you will form part of a working group of volunteers that focuses on performing practical tasks within the Woodland Trust’s sites. ASK: Please visit our website for further details & to apply via a short form: https://c-js.co.uk/2Kmc9hYJOB: Woodland Working Group Member - Canal Wood - Poyntzpass
BE4: N / A
LOC: Poyntzpass, County Armagh
PAY: Expenses will be paid
FOR: Woodland Trust
Your local wood needs you! We are the UK’s leading conservation charity, caring for the long term management & conservation of Canal Wood, a low lying wet woodland site forming a linear wedge between the old canal to the east & the mainline railway to the west. You will form part of a working group of volunteers that focuses on performing practical tasks within the Woodland Trust’s site in line with the management plan & as agreed with the Woodland Working Group Leader & the Volunteer Manager. ASK: Please visit our website for further details & to apply via a short form https://c-js.co.uk/2txrtyGJOB: Tree Health Surveyors
BE4: N/A
LOC: Various locations*
PAY: 0
FOR: Woodland Trust
We are recruiting volunteer Tree Health Surveyors for our Observatree project (in the areas below) to carry out surveys of woods and trees for the presence and absence of specific pests and diseases on common tree species. In fact, recording negative sightings of disease (healthy host trees) is just as important. Surveyors are sometimes asked to carry out targeted surveys for specific pests and diseases during new outbreaks and also have the option to set up their own sentinel tree plots to monitor the health of individual trees. *Locations: North and South Wales; North Cornwall and Devon; Hampshire; Oxfordshire; Berkshire; Kent; Cambridgeshire; Norfolk; Scotland; The North East and the North West. ASK: For further details about this role: https://c-js.co.uk/2Sgo9FNJOB: Adopt a Path Volunteer
BE4: N/A
LOC: Glen Finglas, Brig o’ Turk (Callender), Great Trossachs
PAY: 0
FOR: Woodland Trust
The Great Trossachs Path is both a long distance path and a network of paths across The Great Trossachs Forest. This is an interesting volunteering opportunity where you will be acting as an extra pair of eyes on our path network, looking for problems before they arise as regular inspections can prevent expensive repair work in the long term. Your role will involve monitoring and undertaking basic maintenance of your chosen section of path network; we would appreciate a minimum of two path assessments per year. You will receive an induction and regular contact with your volunteer manager. Ideally you will be local to the area, or within approximately 30 miles. ASK: For more details about the role: https://c-js.co.uk/2DIn55nJOB: Events Volunteer - Londonthorpe Wood, Belton Estate (Bellmount)
BE4: N/A
LOC: Grantham, Lincolnshire
PAY: 0
FOR: Woodland Trust
In partnership with the National Trust team at Belton House we have exciting plans for Londonthorpe Wood and the eastern side of the Belton Estate, referred to as Bellmount, which will see this natural playground being significantly enhanced to provide wider appeal to existing and new user groups. In this role you will have the opportunity to utilise your communication and people skills to work alongside other volunteers at events, to engage with the public and support event delivery. You will be using your natural enthusiasm and your passion for nature to help us engage with the public within our project area at Woodland Trust and National Trust events, to encourage people to become engaged with the Woodland Trust and National Trust’s work and to learn more about Bellmount. ASK: For further details about this role please visit https://c-js.co.uk/2BaeeI2JOB: Historical Researcher - Londonthorpe Wood, Belton Estate
BE4: N/A
LOC: Homebased, Grantham, Lincolnshire
PAY: 0
FOR: Woodland Trust
This will be an interesting role where you will be investigating and collecting useful information from existing maps, written, graphic, photographic and electronic records. The investigation may also include site surveying/recording of aspects identified from desk-based research. In particular we would like to collate historical information describing the connection to the Brownlow family era, and the use of the landscape during the first and second world wars. We would like you to produce a simple report by June 2019 detailing the basic findings of the research, including copies of records and maps (where available) and photographs if necessary. This is a home-based role with visits to the site (best suited to someone living within 30 miles of the site). We will also ask you to register as a volunteer with the National Trust for this role. Previous experience in researching historical documents is highly useful and the ability to read maps and historical documents. Some local knowledge of the area would also be beneficial. ASK: For further details: https://c-js.co.uk/2To0OzoJOB: Guided Walk Leader - Londonthorpe Wood, Belton Estate
BE4: N/A
LOC: Grantham, Lincolnshire
PAY: Expenses
FOR: Woodland Trust
Approximately six days across the year. In partnership with the National Trust team at Belton House we have exciting plans for Londonthorpe Wood and the eastern side of the Belton Estate, referred to as Bellmount. In this role you will use your natural enthusiasm, people skills and your passion for nature, history and stories to help us engage with visitors to ensure that they have an exceptional experience during their first and subsequent visits. Through the delivery of your walk you will also deepen our visitor’s awareness of the work of the Woodland Trust/National Trust and the opportunities available to those interested in supporting our work and visiting other Woodland Trust/National Trust sites. We will also ask you to register as a volunteer with the National Trust for this role. This role is best suited to someone living within 30 miles of the site. ASK: For further details and to apply, please visit https://c-js.co.uk/2HDDNHdJOB: Woodland Engagement Volunteer - Public Consultation
BE4: N/A
LOC: Grantham, Lincolnshire
PAY: 0
FOR: Woodland Trust
In partnership with the National Trust team at Belton House we have exciting plans for Londonthorpe Wood and the eastern side of the Belton Estate, referred to as Bellmount, which will see this natural playground being significantly enhanced to provide wider appeal to existing and new user groups. As a Woodland Engagement Volunteer you will have the opportunity to utilise your communication and people skills to assist with public consultation events and by asking members of the public to participate in completing questionnaires &/or surveys. ASK: Further details https://c-js.co.uk/2UuSApfJOB: Wildlife Monitor - Londonthorpe Wood, Belton Estate (Bellmount)
BE4: N/A
LOC: Grantham, Lincolnshire
PAY: 0
FOR: Woodland Trust
In partnership with the National Trust team at Belton House we have exciting plans for Londonthorpe Wood and the eastern side of the Belton Estate, referred to as Bellmount. Come along and join our amazing team of volunteers and help us to monitor a range of species within Londonthorpe and Bellmount. This will assist us to determine a baseline for species present on the site and enable us to establish whether our work in woodland management and the maintenance of other habitats across the estate is benefiting wildlife in the area. You will visit the site regularly (approximately two hours per week), identifying, recording and monitoring species and ensuring the results are recorded in accordance with set guidelines. You will have a genuine interest in wildlife conservation and woodlands with the ability to identify different species. ASK: For further details about this role please visit https://c-js.co.uk/2DHwOci| CJS is endorsed by and recommends |
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