Countryside and Conservation Jobs in Wales

Lost Peatlands Ecologist - Neath Port Talbot Council

Salary: £38,510 - £42,123 

Temporary post until the end of July 2029. Job share considered, pro rata.

Location: The Quays, Neath, SA11 2GG / remote. This is a mobile hybrid role, offering flexibility to work from home and Council workplaces.

This is an opportunity to make a tangible difference for nature and communities across the South Wales Valleys. You will collaborate with a wide range of partners and stakeholders, develop valuable experience in practical habitat conservation, and be supported by a knowledgeable and passionate team. You will lead habitat management works, ecological and hydrological surveys, monitoring, and opportunities for communities and volunteers to engage with nature.

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• Closing Date: 02/11/2026
• Location: The Quays, Neath, SA11 2GG / remote
• Level: Main
• Posted: 06/10/2026

National Peatland Action Programme Specialist Officer - Natural Resources Wales

Grade/Salary range: 06: £42,662 - £46,662

Working pattern: Full time - 37 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Flexible in Mid Wales, Flexible in North Wales

If you’re driven by demanding fieldwork, working outside, and the reward of seeing real change take shape, this role will be a great fit. As a Peatland Restoration Specialist in the National Peatland Action Programme (NPAP), you’ll spend time in some of Wales’s wildest landscapes—often wet, often muddy, and always rewarding. Whether you’re navigating deep heather, negotiating boggy ground, or working through relentless Welsh rain, you’ll be doing it with purpose: restoring peatlands that are vital for climate resilience, biodiversity, and water management.

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• Closing Date: 14/10/2026
• Location: Flexible in Mid Wales, Flexible in North Wales
• Level: Main
• Posted: 29/09/2026

National Peatland Action Programme Specialist Officer - Natural Resources Wales

Grade/Salary range: 06: £42,662 - £46,662

Working pattern: Full time - 37 hours per week

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Flexible in Mid Wales, Flexible in South Wales

You’ll take projects from concept to completion, developing technical specifications, securing consents, managing budgets, and overseeing contractors to ensure high‑quality delivery. Your work will involve mapping, surveying, and designing restoration interventions across both NRW-managed land and privately owned sites, while providing expert advice to colleagues, partners, landowners, and stakeholders. You’ll also contribute to monitoring, reporting, and knowledge-sharing as NPAP continues to expand, building a rolling portfolio of projects at different stages of progress.

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• Closing Date: 14/10/2026
• Location: Flexible in Mid Wales, Flexible in South Wales
• Level: Main
• Posted: 29/09/2026

Environmental Officers - North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent

Job type/Hours: Permanent | 37.5 Hour

Salary: S4 £38,510 - £40,444 a year

Hybrid working – working two days from one of the below office locations

Location(s): Parc Menai / Conwy / Halkyn / Dolgellau

The purpose of this post is to assist the Environment Team with implementing the requirements of environmental legislation and Welsh Government (WG) policy. The Environmental Officers are responsible for managing and implementing a rolling programme of soft estate inspections and ecological surveys for the trunk road network in accordance with WGTRMM, DMRB and the Highways Act (1980).

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• Closing Date: 17/10/2026
• Location: Parc Menai / Conwy / Halkyn / Dolgellau
• Level: Main
• Posted: 25/09/2026

Assistant Ecologist - North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent

Job type/Hours: Permanent

Salary: PS1 (SCP 29-31) £41,177 - £43,149

Hybrid working – working two days from one of the below office locations

Location(s): Newtown, Llandrindod, Aberystwyth

The Assistant Ecologist will be responsible for assisting the Climate Change and Environmental Team with implementing the requirements of Welsh Government (WG) policy and environmental legislation such as Wildlife and Countryside Act 1980 and Section 6 of Environment Wales Act. To provide professional ecological advice and support to NMWTRA and our partners regarding the assessment, impact and mitigation of our operations on ecology and biodiversity, ensuring NMWTRA is both compliant with legislation and maximising biodiversity opportunities.

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• Closing Date: 26/10/2026
• Location: Newtown, Llandrindod, Aberystwyth
• Level: Main
• Posted: 25/09/2026

Radnorshire Rivers Intern - Radnorshire Wildlife Trust

The Radnorshire Rivers project aims to restore and reconnect Radnorshire’s riparian habits strengthening their role as vital corridors for wildlife. Working with local farmers and landowners, this project will evidence both the need and the success for a change in land management use, specifically within 3 identified priority zones along key Radnorshire rivers.

This internship is an exciting opportunity for someone interested in getting into conservation work. The job will be focused on providing training and hands on experience.

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• Closing Date: 26/10/2026
• Location: Warwick House, Warwick House, High Street, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, LD1 6AG
• Level: Apprentice/Intern
• Posted: 23/09/2026

Farm School Leader - Livestock - Farms for City Children

Starting salary of £25,353 per annum and a range of benefits

We are looking for a Farm School Leader specialising in livestock to join our friendly team on our Pembrokeshire farm.

This is a hands-on role responsible for leading engaging countryside, food and farming sessions for groups of beneficiary children at Lower Treginnis Farm, a smallholding raising pigs, poultry, goats, cattle and growing field scale vegetables.

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• Closing Date: 20/10/2026
• Location: Lower Treginnis, St Davids, Pembrokeshire, SA62 6RS
• Level: Main
• Posted: 21/09/2026