Countryside and Conservation Jobs in Southern England

Wildlife Education Warden - Thames Basin Heaths Partnership - Natural England

Love being outdoors? Passionate about connecting people with nature? We're recruiting two Wardens to join the award-winning Thames Basin Heaths Partnership in Surrey, Hampshire and Berkshire.

If you'd rather spend your days on beautiful heathlands than behind a desk, enjoy talking to people, and want to help protect some of England's most important wildlife sites, we'd love to hear from you.

If you choose to specialise with the Education Team, you'll help deliver our Our Amazing Heathlands education programme, inspiring children and young people to connect with nature through engaging, curriculum-linked sessions both in schools and out on the heathlands.

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• Delete Date: 16/11/2026
• Location: Woking
• Level: Main
• Posted: 05/10/2026

Senior Manager - Thames Basin Heaths Partnership - Natural England

Lead one of the UK's most ambitious heathland protection partnerships

Are you a people-focused leader who wants to make a tangible difference for nature? Do you enjoy bringing together partners, managing teams and shaping projects that have a real impact on the ground?

The Thames Basin Heaths Partnership is looking for an exceptional Senior Manager to lead a passionate team working to protect one of England's most important heathland landscapes.

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• Closing Date: 20/10/2026
• Location: Woking
• Level: Management
• Posted: 05/10/2026

Ecological Consultant - aLyne Ecology Limited

£30-35K per annum, depending on experience.

Full-time based in our garden office in Little Bookham, near Leatherhead

We have a post for a full-time Ecological Consultant to join our small team, starting March/April 2027.

The role will include: Leading dusk emergence surveys (maximum 2 per week); Leading Preliminary Ecological Appraisals, and protected species surveys; Leading Preliminary Roost Assessments (PRAs); Preparation of ecology reports, bat sound analysis and reviewing night-vision camera footage.

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• Delete Date: 14/10/2026
• Location: Little Bookham, Leatherhead
• Level: Main
• Posted: 02/09/2026

Assistant Reserves Officer (East Berks) - Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust

Salary: £25,213 per annum

Contract: Permanent / Hours: 35 hours per week

Based: Woolley Firs near Maidenhead

The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust has a vision for “more nature everywhere, for everyone”. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. This includes you being comfortable bringing your whole self to work, and us co-working with the diverse communities we serve to ensure we are meeting everyone’s needs. The Assistant Reserves Officer will help nature recover by managing a number of important nature reserves in East Berkshire.

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• Closing Date: 01/11/2026
• Location: Woolley Firs near Maidenhead
• Level: Main
• Posted: 09/10/2026

Site Supervisor - JPR Environmental

Type of appointment: Permanent, full-time

Location: Standish, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire

Salary: £31,200 - £36,332 depending on skills and experience

JPR Environmental is an environmental contracting company based in Gloucestershire and we are expanding our workforce due to an increase in work. Our work includes wetland creation and enhancement, erosion control, ecological improvements, vegetation clearance, planting and landscaping. Reporting to the Site Manager and/or Operations Manager, you will help ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, and within budget.

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• Closing Date: 25/10/2026
• Location: Standish, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire
• Level: Management
• Posted: 09/10/2026

Nature Services Manager - The Parks Trust

Hours: 37.5 per week

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum

We're looking for an experienced and passionate environmental professional to lead our Nature Services Team and play a pivotal role in delivering our ambitions for biodiversity, nature recovery and ecosystem resilience.

This is a unique opportunity to influence how nature is protected, enhanced and monitored across a diverse and nationally significant portfolio of green spaces. Working closely with senior leaders and a wide range of partners, you will help shape strategy, drive innovation and ensure nature recovery remains at the heart of everything we do.

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• Closing Date: 23/10/2026
• Location: Milton Keynes
• Level: Management
• Posted: 09/10/2026

Tractor and Rural Estate Operative - Landmarc Support Services Limited

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £27,952.67

Working Hours: 37

Location: Longmoor Camp, Liss, Hampshire, GU33 6EL

Landmarc Support Services is seeking a dedicated and skilled Tractor and Rural Estate Operative to join our team at Longmoor Training Camp, Hampshire. Working across military training areas, woodland, grassland, public rights of way, Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs), you'll be responsible for the operation of tractors, agricultural machinery and estate maintenance equipment to support countryside management, vegetation control, forestry operations and infrastructure maintenance.

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• Closing Date: 31/10/2026
• Location: Longmoor Camp, Liss, Hampshire, GU33 6EL
• Level: Main
• Posted: 09/10/2026

Grounds Manager - Horndean Parish Council

Scale Range 24-28 (£36,581 - £40,444)

37 hours per week | Permanent

Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO8 9SU

Help us shape the future of our parks, open spaces and recreational facilities. As Grounds Manager, you will have responsibility for the operational management, enhancement and sustainability of the Council’s parks, recreation grounds, nature reserves, amenity areas, play areas, closed churchyard and other Council-owned land and environmental assets.

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• Closing Date: 02/11/2026
• Location: PO8 9SU
• Level: Management
• Posted: 08/10/2026

Land Advisor - Wilder Wealden - Sussex Wildlife Trust

Salary: £29,095

Hours: 35 per week

Contract Type: Fixed term until March 2031

Location: The Keep, Brighton

Sussex Wildlife Trust is looking for a collaborative and inspiring Land Advisor to join the Wilder Wealden team and help deliver a Nature Recovery Network across Wealden District. This is an exciting opportunity to play an exciting role in a major new partnership project focused on restoring habitats, supporting landowners and communities, and helping nature recover at scale across one of Sussex’s most important landscapes. Working within the Nature Recovery Team and reporting to the Land Advice Manger Wilder Wealden.

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• Closing Date: 25/10/2026
• Location: The Keep, Brighton
• Level: Main
• Posted: 08/10/2026

Land Advisor - Wilder Wealden (Part Time) - Sussex Wildlife Trust

Salary: £23,267 (£29,095 pro rata)

Hours: 28 per week

Contract Type: Fixed term until March 2031

Location: The Keep, Brighton

This part-time 4 day a week role will work in a direct team of 4 in the Wilder Wealden Project, while also having the opportunity to work with colleagues across our cohort of Wilder Projects. You will work closely with our project partners Wealden District Council as well as landowners, communities and partner organisations. The role will help enable and support the delivery of practical action for wildlife, ensuring that advice, work parties, monitoring and partnership get delivered to support the creation of connected, resilient habitats across the district.

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• Closing Date: 25/10/2026
• Location: The Keep, Brighton
• Level: Main
• Posted: 08/10/2026

Town Ranger - Harpenden Town Council

Full time 37hrs per week. SCP 13 - 17. £30,023 - £32,046.

We’re looking for a team player who enjoys working outdoors and is committed to making sure Harpenden’s open spaces and public areas are at their very best.

Our Rangers like a challenge. They take care of our green spaces and vibrant town centre which brings lots of satisfaction because they really do make a huge difference to our community. They take pride in their work and thrive on applying their knowledge and skills, from meticulously maintaining our outstanding football ground to safely trimming the parks’ hedges.

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• Closing Date: 09/11/2026
• Location: Harpenden, Hertfordshire
• Level: Main
• Posted: 07/10/2026

Assistant Arboricultural Officer - The Royal Parks

Type: Permanent

Location: London

Salary: £28864 - £33000 per annum

As an Assistant Arboricultural Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the management and protection of TRP’s tree stock, helping to ensure trees are safe, healthy and contribute positively to the local environment. Working alongside experienced Arboricultural professionals, you will assist with tree inspections, assess maintenance requirements, monitor contractor performance and respond to enquiries from residents and stakeholders.

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• Closing Date: 19/10/2026
• Location: London
• Level: Main
• Posted: 05/10/2026

Projects Officer - Woodland Creation - Hertfordshire County Council

Salary: £32,578 progressing to £35,570 per annum

Contract Type: Fixed Term until March 2028 / Hours: 37

Location: Stevenage Campus

If you have a passion for the environment and are keen to make a vital contribution within our team to fulfil our commitment to establish 1.8 million trees across Hertfordshire by 2030, then this could be the role for you.

We are looking for an individual keen to take the next step in their career and join our Land Management team as a Woodland Creation Projects Officer. You will be involved in everything from identifying woodland creation opportunities to securing funding, planning and delivering tree and hedgerow planting.

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• Closing Date: 08/11/2026
• Location: Stevenage Campus
• Level: Main
• Posted: 05/10/2026

Access Officer - Hertfordshire County Council

Salary: £35,570 progressing to £38,510 per annum

Hours: 37 / Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Stevenage Campus, Hybrid

Hertfordshire’s network of Public Footpaths, Bridleways and Byways plays a huge role in helping people enjoy the outdoors, travel actively and feel connected to where they live. Our Countryside & Rights of Way Access Team is responsible for this network, working closely with local communities and landowners to keep routes open, safe and welcoming. We’re looking for someone with strong, relevant experience in Public Rights of Way or countryside access work, who enjoys working with people and taking a constructive, solutions‑focused approach to resolving issues.

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• Closing Date: 01/11/2026
• Location: Stevenage Campus, Hybrid
• Level: Main
• Posted: 02/10/2026

Herdsperson - City of London

Salary: £16.64 - £18.43 per hour + 12.07% holiday pay

Contractual Hours: Minimum 14 hours per week, up to 35 hours per week – Various casual role

Hours of Work/Work Pattern: Monday – Friday 08:00 – 16:00, Weekend working 08:00-12:00

Working under the direction of the Conservation Herd Manager, you will support the day-to-day management of an autumn-calving suckler herd across Epping Forest and its Complementary Lands. Duties include livestock welfare, grazing site preparation, infrastructure checks, winter housing management, and calving support.

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• Closing Date: 12/10/2026
• Location: Epping Forest
• Level: Main
• Posted: 01/10/2026

Parish Warden - Kings Langley Parish Council

The salary is NJC SCP 7–12, currently £27,274–£29,542 per annum, depending on experience

The post is permanent and full-time, working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

Kings Langley Parish Council is seeking a practical, enthusiastic and community-minded person to join the Council as its Parish Warden. This is a varied, hands-on role helping to maintain and improve the appearance of Kings Langley and supporting the Council’s work throughout the village. The successful applicant will undertake a broad range of outdoor and practical duties, working independently for much of the time while reporting to the Parish Clerk.

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• Closing Date: 16/10/2026
• Location: WD4 9HR
• Level: Main
• Posted: 28/09/2026

Volunteer Officer - The Royal Parks

Location: London

Salary: £34743 - £37500 per annum

As a Volunteer Officer, your main focus will be to manage volunteers to carry out important habitat management tasks at regular conservation group sessions and develop one-off flexible volunteering opportunities. This role is varied and will see the successful applicant working primarily in the Richmond and Bushy Park, but with work in all of the parks when support is required.

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• Closing Date: 11/10/2026
• Location: London
• Level: Management
• Posted: 28/09/2026

Green Spaces Officer - Newport & Carisbrooke Town Council

Salary: SCP 15 (£31,015 per annum)

Full Time / Permanent

Newport & Carisbrooke Town Council is seeking an enthusiastic and practical Green Spaces Officer to help manage and improve a diverse range of community green spaces across the Isle of Wight. This is a varied, hands-on role with responsibility for recreation grounds, allotments, play areas and open spaces. You will be the first point of contact for allotment holders, undertaking site inspections, helping to resolve issues, monitoring plot standards and supporting the ongoing management and improvement of allotment sites.

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• Closing Date: 16/10/2026
• Location: Newport, Isle of Wight
• Level: Main
• Posted: 25/09/2026

Community Engagement Officer - Surrey County Council

Salary: £34,660 - £36,943 per annum

Contract type: Fixed term until 31.03.2027

Working hours: 36 hours per week

Location: Merrow Complex, Merrow Lane, Merrow, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 7BQ

We are looking for Community Engagement Officers to help drive both community and volunteer engagement, within our tree planting initiative for Surrey. We want to increase biodiversity and encourage volunteering and community participation from diverse groups, bringing our residents along on our journey towards achieving our targets.

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• Closing Date: 15/10/2026
• Location: Merrow Complex, Merrow Lane, Merrow, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 7BQ
• Level: Main
• Posted: 24/09/2026

Fisheries Specialist - South East Rivers Trust

Full time, permanent

We're looking for a proactive and technically skilled Fisheries Specialist to join South East Rivers Trust (SERT) and help deliver an ambitious programme to improve fish passage and river connectivity across the Great Stour catchment. This is a unique opportunity to play a central role in progressing the Stour fish passage roadmap, helping to shape a flagship programme that combines monitoring, evidence, partnership working and practical river restoration.

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• Closing Date: 18/10/2026
• Location: South East
• Level: Main
• Posted: 24/09/2026

Community Payback Supervisors - Ministry of Justice

Salary: £28,064 - £33,549 (starting salary £28,064 depending on role and location)

Location: East of England - Southend

Community Payback is a way of helping to create better outcomes for offenders and improve communities. As a Community Payback supervisor, you’ll be at the heart of this work, leading teams of people doing a wide variety of unpaid community service work. You’ll supervise and motivate them to complete a range of manual tasks to pay back for the harm they’ve caused. These tasks could include clearing overgrowth, restoring facilities such as sports halls and playgrounds, planting trees or laying flowerbeds, and litter picking.

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• Closing Date: 20/10/2026
• Location: East of England - Southend
• Level: Senior
• Posted: 22/09/2026

Forest Craftsperson / Ranger - Hampton Estate

Hampton Estate, Surrey

Hampton Estate, a 910-hectare family-run rural business in the Surrey Hills, is looking for an enthusiastic, hands-on Forest Craftsperson/Ranger to join its small and dynamic team. This is a varied, seasonal role split between practical woodland management and public engagement.

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• Closing Date: 30/10/2026
• Location: GU10 1HL
• Level: Main
• Posted: 22/09/2026

Community Payback Supervisors - Ministry of Justice

Salary: £28,064 - £33,549 (starting salary £28,064 depending on role and location)

Location: London West

Community Payback is a way of helping to create better outcomes for offenders and improve communities. As a Community Payback supervisor, you’ll be at the heart of this work, leading teams of people doing a wide variety of unpaid community service work. You’ll supervise and motivate them to complete a range of manual tasks to pay back for the harm they’ve caused. These tasks could include clearing overgrowth, restoring facilities such as sports halls and playgrounds, planting trees or laying flowerbeds, and litter picking.

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• Closing Date: 20/10/2026
• Location: London West
• Level: Senior
• Posted: 22/09/2026

Farm Advisor - South East Rivers Trust

We're looking for a proactive and approachable Farm Advisor to help farmers, growers and landowners build more resilient farming businesses while delivering lasting benefits for rivers, water resources and nature. This is an exciting opportunity to become the face of South East Rivers Trust's on-the-ground farm engagement, supporting the delivery of the Holistic Water for Horticulture (HWH) project alongside a growing programme of water resilience and catchment restoration work.

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• Closing Date: 18/10/2026
• Location: South East
• Level: Main
• Posted: 22/09/2026

Greenspaces and Projects Manager - Dacorum Borough Council

Permanent / Full-time

Salary: £53,409 to £56,585 (inclusive of London Fringe Weighting)

The Neighbourhood Delivery service is at the heart of delivering services to residents in Dacorum, whether this be parks and open spaces to trees and woodlands to street cleansing and grounds maintenance to cemeteries and bereavement services to parking services. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Greenspaces and Projects Manager within the service.

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• Closing Date: 26/10/2026
• Location: Hemel Hempstead
• Level: Management
• Posted: 18/09/2026

Farm Administrator - Sussex Wildlife Trust

Location: Wiston Estate

Salary: £10,708 (FTE £26,770)

Contract Type: Fixed term contract - 12 months / Hours: 14 hours per week

Sussex Wildlife Trust is looking for a Farm Administrator to provide high-quality administrative, financial, compliance and operational support for its conservation grazing work. Based on the Wiston Estate near Findon, the role will support the Grazing Manager and wider Grazing and Reserves teams by maintaining accurate livestock, machinery, contract, finance and agri-environment records, helping ensure the grazing operation is well organised, compliant and effective in delivering action for wildlife.

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• Closing Date: 12/10/2026
• Location: Wiston Estate
• Level: Main
• Posted: 18/09/2026

Assistant Ranger - Hampshire County Council

Salary Range: £26,018 - £27,111 per annum

Work Location: Yateley Common Depot, Yateley, Hampshire

Help create and care for high-quality, welcoming natural spaces for communities across Hampshire. Hampshire Countryside Service is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Assistant Ranger to join our North Sites Team, helping to manage and enhance some of North Hampshire's most important nature reserves and green spaces.

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• Closing Date: 11/10/2026
• Location: Yateley Common Depot, Yateley
• Level: Main
• Posted: 16/09/2026

Assistant Instructor (Apprentice) - Sayers Croft Field Centre

Full time temporary role for 19 months

The salary is apprenticeship minimum wage (currently £15,017.28 per annum) plus London Weighting for 12 months then rising to national minimum wage.

Location: Ewhurst, Surrey

Are you looking for an exciting new opportunity in the outdoors? Sayers Croft are looking for people to join our level 3 outdoor activity apprenticeship programme. During your time on our apprenticeship scheme, you will become an expert in a wide range of adventure and environmental activities and gain nationally recognised qualifications.

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• Closing Date: 18/10/2026
• Location: Ewhurst, Surrey
• Level: Apprentice/Intern
• Posted: 09/09/2026

Senior Countryside Warden and 2 Countryside Wardens - Guildford Borough Council

Senior Countryside Warden: £30, 804 - £33,940 per annum

Countryside Warden: £28,618 - £30,804 per annum

Full time, permanent

The Guildford Countryside Team maintains over 800 hectares of Countryside, including Chalk Downland, Heathlands, Woodlands, Local Nature Reserves, SSSI’s and pockets of urban green space. Carrying out countryside work operations, contractor management and community involvement are an important part of the Countryside Warden Roles, and no workday is the same with most of the time spend out on site.

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• Closing Date: 12/10/2026
• Location: Guildford
• Level: Main
• Posted: 08/09/2026

AgroEcology Lead - Wild Oxfordshire

Salary: £41,172

Work hours: 35 hours a week

Agricultural land represents 74% of land in Oxfordshire and farmland plays a key role for many species. Our AgroEcology Programme supports farmers and land managers working towards nature’s recovery by maintaining, restoring and creating vital habitats, and transitioning to more sustainable farming practices. You will be facilitating and developing new and existing landscape-scale partnerships; collaborating with stakeholders including farmers, landowners, charities, volunteer groups, communities, local government, businesses, and researchers to support landscape-scale nature recovery. You will also be working with landowners and land managers to deliver ‘on-the-ground’ action for nature, including ecological surveys, management plans and advice, and habitat creation.

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• Closing Date: 11/10/2026
• Location: Little Wittenham
• Level: Senior
• Posted: 02/09/2026