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Tree Officer - Planning - Oxford City Council
Conserving and enhancing the landscape of Oxford is a key responsibility for Oxford City Council. Trees play an intrinsic role in the landscape of Oxford, providing a myriad of social, environmental, and economic benefits for all those who live or work in the city, or come as visitors.
The historic city has a wealth of trees, many in truly outstanding locations such as the college parks and gardens. We also have valuable tree collections from around the world such as in Headington Hill Park, University Parks and the Botanic Gardens.
Advisor £28,000 to £34,000
Assistant Advisor £22,500 to £27,000
With increased demand for our services this is a fantastic opportunity to join the growing group of professionals at FWAG South East as a Farm Environment Advisor or Assistant Advisor (depending on experience and qualifications) with the Kent & East West Sussex team.
FWAG South East provides environmental advice to farmers and land managers on a wide range of agri-environment topics. We also work with other organisations to deliver projects and on a landscape scale with a number of farm cluster groups.
Outdoor Access Officer - Cairngorms National Park Authority
Salary: £35,152 - £42,092 (Band D)
Location: Grantown on Spey
Job Type: Fixed Term Contract - 16 months / Hours: Full time (35 hrs per week)
The Cairngorms National Park (CNP) is the largest national park in the UK, covering 4500km2. It is also a place of sheer abundance, having more high mountain ground than anywhere else in the UK, the largest Caledonian forest, some of Scotland’s purest rivers and finest livestock rearing farmland. We now have an exciting opportunity for an Outdoor Access Officer to join the CNPA to help us fulfil our statutory access functions and plan, develop and implement policies and access programmes and provide advice on a range of access issues.
Landscape Contractor - Brindle & Green
Salary £25 - 31k per annum
Brindle & Green are looking for full time landscapers to join our Environmental Contracting Division based at our Derby office. The successful candidates will work closely with our landscape designers, managers and contracting team to implement soft landscape plans for various clients nationwide. Work will involve turfing, planting and seeding in accordance to detailed landscape plans, carried out to spec. The ideal candidate will have a passion for delivering beautiful work and be experienced in all areas of soft landscaping.
Environmental Contracting Technician - Brindle & Green
Salary £25 - 31k per annum
Brindle & Green are looking for two full-time environmental contractors to join our environmental contracting division based at our Derby Office. The successful candidates will work closely with our Ecology, Arboriculture, and Landscape teams to implement mitigation schemes, habitat creation and habitat enhancement recommended and approved within our reports, under the supervision of the departmental manager.
Nature Recovery Officer - Gwent Wildlife Trust
Salary: £25,827 – £28,414 Depending on experience
Contract type: Permanent full time contract
Working hours: Full Time. Some evening/weekend work may be required
Location: Working across Gwent. Working flexibly from home and any GWT Office.
If you would like to be part of a friendly team, working towards ensuring our nature reserves are managed as well as they can be for wildlife, then this could be the role for you. As Gwent Wildlife Trust’s Nature Recovery Officer (NRO), you will oversee practical action for wildlife and engagement activities for volunteers at our nature reserves, as well as working with partners and neighbours to help support further action to help ensure nature is in recovery.
Senior Ranger - Croxley Green Parish Council
Salary: £29,000 - £32,000
Type: Full-time, permanent
Location: Croxley Green, Hertfordshire
Croxley Green Parish Council has officially opened applications for a Senior Ranger position. This exciting opportunity invites candidates to join a dedicated team in managing and maintaining local open spaces, woodland and footpaths.
Temporary part-time position of 0.5FTE (17.5 hours per week) until 30th September 2025
We are recruiting two part-time project officers, one to work in the Mid Wales area with a focus on the areas of Welshpool and Llanidloes and one to work in the South Wales area with a focus on the areas of Swansea, Cardiff and Merthyr Tydfil. Are you passionate about invasive species and biodiversity? Are you confident at public-facing events? We have developed two new roles with the Wales Resilient Ecological Network (WaREN) project team helping to raise awareness and management of invasive species across Wales.
Location: Peckover House, North Brink, Wisbech, PE13 1JR
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Salary: £14,321 per annum
We’re looking for a Ranger to join our team to lead community work on the estate for Peckover House. If you’re well organised with bags of initiative and good at developing relationships, then this could be the ideal role for you.
We're embedding a programme of community and partnership working with local groups, and we want to do more - you’ll be the driving force behind building connections to future partners as well as maintaining existing partnerships.
Woodland Creation Officer - Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
Salary of £27,334 to £33,945, per annum
We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Trees and Woodland team. Never has it been more important to plant trees to help tackle climate change and improve biodiversity while providing opportunities for recreation.
We’re currently looking for a full time (37 hours per week) Woodland Creation Officer on a fixed term basis, until March 2025. You will be based at our office in Grassington near Skipton, with the potential for some regular home working.
Hoo Peninsula Project Manager - Species Survival Fund - RSPB
We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to lead on the delivery of habitat enhancement projects in North Kent and beyond. Working closely with landowners, tenant farmers and the RSPB, you will help design, consent, tender and deliver wetland restoration that will benefit breeding waders and other wildlife.
Location: Hoo Peninsula
Salary: £32,022.00 - £34,377.00 Per Annum
Hours: Full-time, This is a Fixed-Term role for 37.5 hours per week.
Contract: Fixed until 28/02/26
Location: Cliveden, Maidenhead, SL6 0JA
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £19,094 per annum
We’ve got an exciting opportunity for a Ranger to join our team at Cliveden.
As a Ranger, you’re the heart and soul of the National Trust in the landscapes we protect. You’re a champion of nature conservation and the great outdoors, and you’ll play a crucial role in keeping the nation’s beloved countryside and coast in good shape, for wildlife and for people.
Location: Hinton Ampner, Bramdean, Alresford, SO24 0LA
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Salary: £26,832 per annum
You’ll report to our Countryside Manager, completing a team of five at Hinton Ampner all focussed on the delivery of our Reimagining a Hampshire Estate Project. Together we form a Countryside department with a small team of Rangers looking after our commons in North East Hampshire. We collaborate with property colleagues alongside specialists in Estates, Farming, Trees, Archaeology all helping us achieve our ambition.
Location: Hinton Ampner, Bramdean, Alresford, SO24 0LA
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Salary: £26,832 per annum
Do you love landscape conservation and involving people in our ambition for nature recovery? If you’re organised, enthusiastic about nature, woodlands, grasslands and regenerative agriculture and love working in a collaborative environment, we have an ideal role for you.
Location: Sherborne Park, Sherborne, Cheltenham, GL54 3DW
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £23,868 per annum
Rangers have been a part of the National Trust since the beginning - the voice of our landscapes, conservation champions and lovers of all things outdoors. In this exciting role you will play an integral role in preserving ancient semi-natural woodland and SSSI limestone grassland, as well as assisting with one of the largest parkland restoration projects in Europe.
Woodland Creation Officer - North Lincolnshire Council
Location: Church Square House, Scunthorpe.
Contract Length: 1 Year 8 Months - Temporary
Woodland cover in North Lincolnshire extends to just 6.3%, significantly lower than average tree coverage compared to the rest of England. As part of its response to the climate and biodiversity emergencies, North Lincolnshire Council has committed to planting 250,000 trees increasing woodland cover in the area.
The Council is seeking a self-motivated, committed and organised person, who is keen to develop skills in woodland creation, to join its multi-disciplinary Natural & Historic Environment Team.
We are looking for a new Wet Grassland Adviser to work with landowners across the Norfolk Broads and Suffolk Coast to deliver habitat design, creation and improvement projects aimed at breeding waders, but with benefits for a range of other wetland wildlife.
Location: Home based/Travel throughout Norfolk Broads and Suffolk Coast
Salary: £32,022.00 - £34,377.00 Per Annum
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week / Contract: Fixed-term until 28 February 2026
Wader populations have declined dramatically across the UK in recent decades. The RSPB and its partners are working to try and reverse these declines in Norfolk and Suffolk.
Conservation Projects Officer and Idle Catchment Host - Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
Salary: £15,217 pa (which equates to a full time salary of £25,362 pa) plus pension and other benefits
Part time, Permanent
Based at Idle Valley Rural Learning Centre in Retford
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to deliver our biodiversity conservation and Living Landscape aspirations in Nottinghamshire. You will be helping with and leading on a range of nature recovery project work, including administering and supporting the delivery of externally funded projects, responding to planning applications, providing conservation land management advice to landowners and undertaking the role of Idle Catchment Host.
Countryside Manager - Cheshire East Council
Location: Macclesfield
Salary: £39186 - £45291
An exciting opportunity has become available in the Green Infrastructure Team to manage, develop, and provide countryside services across a range of sites in the north of the borough and including the Bollin Valley Partnership area. The position is 37 hours per week.
You will manage and develop countryside services, facilities, and staff to deliver a countryside management service ensuring that a professional countryside service is provided across an operational area for the benefit of visitors and the natural environment.
Project Manager - Species Survival Fund - RSPB
We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, skilled and passionate Project Manager to play a leading role in our Species Survival Fund programme.
Project Manager - Species Survival Fund - Fixed Term
Location: Flexible in England
Salary: £32,022.00 - £34,377.00 pa
Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours pwk / Contract: Fixed-Term until 28/02/2026
Species Coastal and Wetlands: more, better, bigger, joined has secured funding from the Species Survival Fund. Guided by the Lawton principles of more, bigger, better, joined, this programme will deliver transformative landscape-scale restoration across 14 sites for the benefit of species abundance, people, and communities.
Commons Coordinator - Central Dartmoor Landscape Recovery - Central Dartmoor Farm Cluster CIC
£31,000 pa, plus a £6,000 car allowance, based on 37hr week plus pension contribution, mileage and expenses.
2 year contract (until May 2026), and subject to funding may be extended.
Would you like to be part of a Landscape Recovery Project on Dartmoor that aims to deliver a huge increase in the resilience and sustainability for farming, nature and people across a large proportion of the National Park? We are looking for a Commons Coordinator to work with participating Commoners to develop management visions and integrated land management plans to help achieve this, working in conjunction with third party advisors and local stakeholders.
£31,000 pa, plus a £6,000 car allowance, based on 37hr week plus pension contribution, mileage and expenses.
2 year contract (until May 2026), and subject to funding may be extended.
Would you like to be part of a Landscape Recovery Project on Dartmoor that aims to deliver a huge increase in the resilience and sustainability for farming, nature and people across a large proportion of the National Park? We are looking for a Farm Conservation Coordinator who will be working with farmers to develop plans to maintain a resilient, profitable farm business via regenerative, low carbon, high nature agricultural management that balances environmental and economic benefits.
Head of Conservation & Engagement (Maternity Cover) - Fife Coast & Countryside Trust
£42,686 to £51,302 (FC9) FTE
Full-time (36 hours per week)
Contract Length: 12-13 months
Location: Glenrothes, Fife
Fife Coast and Countryside Trust (FCCT) are an organisation driven by a passion for Fife’s natural heritage and a commitment to promoting understanding and care for the natural environment through outdoor learning; and believe that our people are our greatest asset and look to employ individuals who bring a positive, energetic, constructive, and committed attitude to the workplace. We are currently seeking a ‘Head of Conservation & Engagement’ to join us on a temporary basis covering a period of maternity leave. Managing multiple demands and prioritizing effectively will be essential in leading and inspiring your team in the development and delivery of the FCCT’s Conservation and Engagement Plan.
Countryside Ranger - Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Salary: Grade 5 (£27,334 - £30,296 per annum)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Fixed Term until 31st March 2025
Location: Agile Worker (Homeworking & Ebbw Vale Energy Centre)
The post will undertake practical work improving countryside access, local nature reserves and countryside sites within the County of Blaenau Gwent. This will include, amongst other duties, undertaking work on public footpath and bridleways by constructing stiles, gates and managing vegetation; undertaking work specified in management plans on local nature reserves as directed by senior colleagues; carrying out practical work to deliver landscape and environmental projects.
Project Development Officer - Fair to Nature Advisory - RSPB
Salary: £32,022.00 - £34,377.00 per annum
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Fixed-term for 12 months
Location: Flexible in Central England
We are looking for a Fair to Nature Advisory and Project Development Officer. This advisory role will play a key contribution to help grow the RSPB’s Fair to Nature programme and improve habitats to protect and restore nature and wildlife on UK farms with one specific major business partner, and with a wide range of other farmers and businesses.
Land Management Officer (East) - Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
Salary range - £24,500 to £28,119 (based on experience)
Full-time Permanent
Robinswood Hill Country Park, Reservoir Road, Gloucester, GL46SX
This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in our land management team in the East of the county of Gloucestershire. Supporting the management of over 30 nature reserves, and working within our wider Nature Recovery Zones. You will be working, as part of a team, to manage a range of habitats and coordinating a team of volunteers and trainees.
Path Builder - A.C.T Heritage Ltd.
We are an independent environmental construction company specialising in Upland and Lowland footpath construction, Bridge and Boardwalk infrastructure, machine works and Access Management. Due to continued development we are seeking to expand our capacity by finding the right person to join our experienced team.
We are looking to expand our upland footpath team. Successful applicants will work as part of a highly experienced team with the predominant task of constructing and maintaining hand-built mountain footpaths.
Apprentice Countryside Rangers - Kent Wildlife Trust
We are currently seeking five passionate and motivated individuals to join our team as a Countryside Ranger Apprentice on a fixed term contract of 29 months, starting between June and September 2024. As a countryside ranger assigned to a specific area within Kent, you will have the chance to work in some of the most beautiful and diverse landscapes in the country, playing a pivotal role in conserving wildlife and protecting the environment.
We have partnered with Sparsholt College to deliver this Level 4 Countryside Ranger apprenticeship through a blend of virtual and face-to-face training. This training, complemented by comprehensive on-the-job experience with Kent Wildlife Trust, ensures a full learning experience.
Farming in Protected Landscapes Officer - Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
Salary of £30,824 to £36,647 per annum
Full time (37 hours per week)
Fixed term until March 2025
Grassington, near Skipton, with the potential for some home working
Are you an experienced farm adviser looking for an opportunity to work in one of the most beautiful landscapes in Britain? If so, we have a fantastic opportunity to join our Farming in Protected Landscapes team and make a real difference. The role is integral to the successful delivery of the Defra funded programme within the Yorkshire Dales National Park and will include: Helping to develop project ideas with farmers and land managers; Assessing applications; Providing recommendations to the Local Assessment Panels; and Providing monitoring and feedback on the progress of the scheme to Defra.
Assistant Grazing Ranger - The Conservators of Ashdown Forest
Salary: £24,294 to £25,979 subject to experience
Hours per week: 37 flexible working.
Would you like to take on an exciting new role working on one of the most important wildlife sites in southern England? The Board of the Conservators of Ashdown Forest have an exciting opportunity to appoint an Assistant Grazing Ranger to support the grazing management on Ashdown Forest, East Sussex. Working under the supervision of the Countryside Manager you will support the Specialist Grazing Rangers with an overarching goal of achieving favourable condition of the SSSI. The role will have oversight and supervision of volunteers and assisting with the delivery of habitat and species monitoring associated with grazing.
Assistant Ranger - Bradgate Park Trust
Full time, permanent
With around 750,000 visitors a year, Bradgate Park and Swithland Woods is very much about people and wildlife. If you are looking for a hands-on role helping to maintain an amazing landscape whilst also delivering walks, talks and activities for people, look no further! This role is part of a Ranger team who work alongside the Wardens, volunteers and other teams to maintain and improve the park and manage the visitor pressures on it. With 1,200 acres of incredible green space, a Visitor Centre and amazing ruins and monuments, we are looking for a motivated, skilled individual to join the team.
Salary: £29,200.00 - £31,347.00 per annum
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week.
Contract: 6 months, fixed-term
Location: Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire
Do you have a passion to work with beef cattle on the largest area of wetland grassland in the country? We are looking for a stock person to work as part of a 6-person team responsible for the management of 2000 beef cattle on the Ouse Washes on a 6-month contract. The main duties will include daily shepherding, cattle movements, routine veterinary treatments, treating ailments, assisting with record-keeping, and maintaining infrastructure.
Location: North Devon, Arlington Court, Arlington, EX31 4LP
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Salary: £27,500 per annum
As a countryside property, the National Trust in Arlington is at the forefront of conservation – managing its estate through a small but dedicated team, to the highest international standards for conservation, access, and wider public benefits. As Area Ranger you’ll lead the team in the day-to-day delivery of our land management and operations across Arlington, North Devon.
Modern Apprenticeship - Assistant Countryside Ranger - Falkirk Council
Appointment Type: Fixed Term Position – 18 months
Full Time/Part Time: Full-time
Hours: 37
Salary: £23,088
Falkirk Council are recruiting for an Apprentice Assistant Countryside Ranger to join our team at Muiravonside Country Park, Falkirk. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain a foothold in the conservation sector, gaining experience in a varied Ranger role while completing a Modern Apprenticeship in Rural Skills with SRUC.
Location: Stowe Barton, Kilkhampton, Bude, Cornwall, EX23 9JW
Contract Type: Permanent/Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
Salary: £30,966 per annum
Are you a dynamic and experienced countryside professional with a passion and knowledge of nature, it’s conservation and the outdoors? Do you want to make a difference for a stunning stretch of the North Cornwall coast and its people? We are offering a rare and outstanding opportunity to lead on the delivery of our vision for a more nature rich, accessible and resilient coast.
Location: Botallack, St Just, TR19 7QQ
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Salary: £23,868 per annum
As a Ranger, you’re the heart and soul of the National Trust in the landscapes we protect. You’re a champion of nature conservation and the great outdoors, and you’ll play a crucial role in keeping the nation’s beloved countryside and coast in good shape, for wildlife and for people.
You’ll be helping to protect and care for habitats, wildlife, livestock, buildings and machinery.
Location: Branscombe, Seaton, EX12 3DB
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £23,868 per annum
As a Ranger, you’re the heart and soul of the National Trust in the landscapes we protect. You’re a champion of nature conservation and the great outdoors, and you’ll play a crucial role in keeping the nation’s beloved countryside and coast in good shape, for wildlife and for people.
We are looking for an enthusiastic Estate Worker to join our team, helping to deliver our habitat and infrastructure objectives across Dorset from our Arne work centre.
Location: Arne
Salary: £23,401.00 - £25,122.00 Per Annum
This is a Permanent, Full-Time role for 37.5 hours per week.
Your main objectives will be to assist in delivering the habitat management objectives for the various reserves, staying on top of the Health and Safety requirements associated with this work and supporting the team on other works as needed.
Landscape Lead - Grosvenor Estate
We are looking for an experienced Landscape Lead to join our Grosvenor Forestry and Conservation Team. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in a team responsible for the maintenance of landscape across a truly beautiful rural estate.
Grosvenor Rural Estates is responsible for the long-term stewardship of three rural estates in the United Kingdom. This role will be based at our Eaton Estate, just outside Chester city centre. Working to protect, enhance, and restore sensitive environmental habitats within these unique locations and improving local property and places, our aim is to be a leading example of sustainability within the rural economy - contributing to the economic, social, and environmental wellbeing of the communities we are part of.
Senior Project Officer - The Conservation Volunteers
Salary: £24,024 per annum, pro-rated to £14,414.40.
21 hours per week, to include weekend and evening work.
Based at the Wealden District Council office in Hailsham and working along the Cuckoo Trail but attached to the TCV Office in Hastings. This exciting role supports TCV in enabling people and communities to improve their health, prospects and outdoor places. We have an outstanding track record of delivering conservation, community and health projects across Sussex and we want to build on this whilst continuing to meet the needs of our diverse communities, existing and potential partners and becoming a beacon of best practice for us nationally.
Green Farm – Engagement Officer - Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
Salary: £24,960 FTE (0.6 FTE)
Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Part time
Location: Lower Smite Farm, Hindlip, Worcester WR3 8SZ with regular travel to Green Farm adjacent to Monkwood Nature Reserve to the north of Worcester.
We're looking for someone who can inspire communities to love and take action for nature in and around our Monkwood nature reserve. This role will enable you to make a real difference to nature’s recovery and to be part of our vision to protect 30% of land and sea by 2030. The project is one year in and we have already achieved a great deal of engagement with the local community, especially in delivering nature improvements such as tree planting on the nature reserve and building links with the local schools. The new officer will continue to lead on the great work that has already been achieved and build on those local connections to strengthen our roots into the community.
Senior Project Manager - Fens Priority Landscape - RSPB
Salary: £38,389.00 - £41,212.00 pro rata
Hours: Part-time, 30 hours per week
Contract: 2 years fixed-term
Location: Fens Area Office, Swavesey, Cambridge, CB24 4QG
Our ambitious Hanson - RSPB Wetland project at Needingworth, creating Ouse Fen reserve, is the largest planned nature conservation restoration scheme following mineral extraction in Europe. When complete, it will include the UK’s largest reedbed, covering 460 hectares (that’s 644 football pitches of land well managed for nature!) Recreating some of the lost wetland habitat that once dominated the entire fenland landscape and creating wildlife successes for species such as bitterns and bearded tits. As the Senior Project Manager for the area, you would be responsible for the effective delivery of projects and ensuring the RSPB delivers on project objectives, outcomes and outputs.
Salary: £38,389.00 - £41,212.00 Per Annum
Hours: Full Time, 37.5 Hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Forsinard Flows
The Forsinard Flows National Nature Reserve consists of a huge expanse of designated blanket peatland, which is part of the largest terrestrial Special Area for Conservation in the UK, and part of the tentative World Heritage Site bid. This post will help with the running of the Field Centre, education facilities and a laboratory, in order to help facilitate the continuation and growth of research work in the Flow Country, under the auspices of the Flows Research Hub.
£23,903.00
Full time
Permanent
Washington
We are looking for a motivated and engaging Reserve Warden to join our team. The main duties of the post are to assist in the management of the nature reserve, including the development and management of habitats, reserve infrastructure and species monitoring in line with management statements and approved management plans. You will also play an active role in both onsite and online engagement with our site and core conservation messaging.
Three Peaks Ranger - Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
£24,293 to £27,334, pro rata, per annum
Part-time, 30 hours worked over 4 days per week (22.5 hours over 3 days considered)
Permanent
Stainforth near Settle
This is an exciting opportunity to work in the iconic Three Peaks area of the Yorkshire Dales. You will be primarily concerned with the maintenance of the public rights of way network and other access routes and it’s essential you can plan and implement, to a high standard, a variety of practical tasks. You will play a key role in maintaining engineered paths on the Three Peaks challenge route as well as assisting the Area Manager with developing and implementing the Three Peaks Project.
Reserve Manager - Parsonage Down National Nature Reserve - Natural England
Salary is £34,072 on an annualised hours contract. Weekly hours fluctuate seasonally, averaging 43 hours per week.
Parsonage Down NNR is one of the largest most diverse calcareous grassland nature reserves in the UK and part of Salisbury Plain SAC. The NNR is also home to Cherry Lodge Farm, Natural England’s working farm dedicated to developing nature based sustainable farming.
We are seeking a motivated and passionate Reserve Manager whose primary responsibility will be delivering the NNR Management Plan work programme to meet the nature conservation objectives for the site.
You will be working alongside the Parsonage Down NNR Farm Manager and Stockperson, who are responsible for farm operations and livestock husbandry.
Ure Connected Project Intern - Lower Ure Conservation Trust
Paid Position
We are looking for an enthusiastic candidate to assist with the delivery of our two-and-a-half-year National Lottery Heritage Fund project ‘Ure Connected – Engaging People with Nature in the Lower Ure Valley’. The project’s aim is to increase capacity for nature conservation and restoration on undermanaged Priority Habitats in the area while also increasing engagement with the local community.
Based primarily at Nosterfield Nature Reserve, you will carry out a variety of tasks, taking in aspects of both practical conservation and community engagement.
Site Manager - West - Sussex Wildlife Trust
Location: Woods Mill, Henfield.
Salary: £34,052
Contract Type: Permanent / Hours: Full Time, 35hrs per week
This role will manage our western portfolio, covering over 750ha (1800 acres) you will oversee the management of these dynamic, highly designated nature reserves. Your reserves will include Butcherlands, our pioneering Rewilding project consisting of flower-rich meadows and newly developing wood pasture with scrubland bursting with Nightingales.
Contract Manager - North England - Woodland Trust
Full Time, 2 year fixed term contract
The Contracts Manager will join our Operations team to represent the Woodland Trust locally, supporting a diverse portfolio of sites within North England, in line with the Trust’s standards and ensuring the safety of our colleagues, visitors, contractors and volunteers. It shall be the Contracts Manager’s responsibility to support Site Managers’ in the preparation and delivery of grant applications, operational contracts and projects including silvicultural operations.
Assistant Warden - North-East Scotland Coastal Reserves - RSPB
Salary: £26,379.00 - £28,319.00 Per Annum, Pro Rata
Contract: 9 months
Hours: Part Time 30 hours per week (4 days)
Location: Loch of Strathbeg based + work at other reserves
An amazing opportunity to work on a fantastic range of reserves on some of the most important areas for wildlife within the North-East of Scotland. The group of five reserves cover lochs, a range of associated wetland habitats, farmland, dunes systems, seabird cliffs and woodlands that are home to a diverse range of wildlife and we need your help to keep them special. We are looking for someone enthusiastic with good practical and communication skills, and who will become a key part of our small, friendly, dedicated team.
Countryside Partnership Officer (PT, Temporary) - Medway Valley Countryside Partnership
The role is 3 days a week currently for 8 months (with possible extension).
Location: Maidstone, Kent
Medway Valley Countryside Partnership (MVCP) are a not-for-profit conservation organisation in Kent. We are looking for an experienced individual who can run our weekly volunteer action group and deliver sympathetic habitat management tasks at a variety of sites in the Maidstone and Tonbridge and Malling boroughs. Tasks are seasonal and varied and may include tree planting and felling, scrub clearance, coppicing and construction such as creating new dipping platforms or woodland steps (for example).
Croft Woodland Adviser - Western Isles (Lewis & Harris) - Woodland Trust
Part Time (18.75 hours), permanent
The Croft Woodlands Project is a partnership initiative between Woodland Trust Scotland, Point & Sandwick Trust, Scottish Forestry, Scottish Crofting Federation, the Woodland Croft Partnership, Shetland Amenity Trust, Orkney Woodlands Project and Communities Housing Trust. The aim is to engage crofters in woodland creation and management on their holdings to deliver multiple benefits in terms of biodiversity, agricultural diversification, landscape and environment. This role receives generous support from Point & Sandwick Trust.
'Making Space for Nature for Dorset' Project Vacancies - Dorset Wildlife Trust
Dorset Wildlife Trust is currently looking to fill four exciting job roles to help deliver a major new initiative to increase wildlife abundance in Dorset. The initiative is funded by a grant worth over £1 million from the Government’s Species Survival Fund, and supported by individual givers.
Making Space for Nature in Dorset aims to create thriving wildlife hubs, which will help drive wildlife conservation throughout Dorset. The project will create and revitalise over 500ha of habitats across 18 distinctive nature reserves, as well as help neighbouring landowners to enhance the wildlife habitats on their land.
Assistant Warden (North Dorset) - Dorset Wildlife Trust
Salary: £22,653
Contract type: Permanent / Working hours: Full time
Location: Dorset Wildlife Trust HQ, Brooklands Farm, Forston, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7AA
Does the idea of spending your time assisting in our work on the DWT reserves of North Dorset appeal to you? If so, this is just the job for you!
Dorset Wildlife Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and hardworking Assistant Warden to work within our Nature Recovery Team.
Wilder Landscapes Assistant - Dorset Wildlife Trust
Salary: £27,056 p.a.
Contract type: Fixed term / Working hours: Full time
Location: Kingcombe Farm, Kingcombe Farm, Clift Lane
Dorset Wildlife Trust is looking for a hardworking and passionate person to join our Wilder Landscapes team. The postholder will be based in West Dorset and will work alongside the team to help create more space for nature. The work will involve working with farmers, landowners and partner organisations as well as leading volunteer tasks such as meadow restoration and hedge laying.
Project Officer - Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Based in Horncastle, Lincolnshire with flexible working options
Circa £25,000 pa
Saltmarsh Restoration and Sand Dune Enhancement
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is seeking a Project Officer to work with our partners to deliver our joint pioneering Wilder Humber Project with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust for the next 5 years. Trialling the combined restoration of dune, saltmarsh, seagrass and native oyster habitats in collaboration with and supported by Ørsted, a leading global renewable energy company.
Craftsperson - Forestry England
Salary: £24323
Permanent, full-time
Location: The New Forest, SO43 7NH
We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking and highly motivated team player who enjoys practical tasks in an outdoor environment. Working in the New Forest, Hampshire you will be part of the Open Forest team completing a wide range of management and maintenance tasks to help meet the team's and district's work commitments as instructed by the Open Habitats and Beat Managers.
Senior Land Adviser - Nature Restoration - Somerset Wildlife Trust
Salary: Manager Level 3: £32,500 - £37,000
Contract type: Permanent
Working hours: Full time
Location: Somerset Wildlife Trust, County of Somerset with opportunities for hybrid working.
We are looking for an experienced land management adviser to oversee the provision of land management advice and support which will deliver SWT’s goals for 2030 across Somerset.
Community Ranger - Groundwork Yorkshire
Salary: £23,088
Duration: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Main base: Fryston Country Trails – Castleford, Wakefield
Working across 3 sites: Fryston Country Trails, Frickley Country Park and Rabbit Ings Country Park.
Groundwork Yorkshire Ranger team manage three country parks on behalf of the Land Trust: Fryston Country Trails, Frickley Country Park and Rabbit Ings Country Park. The rangers are responsible for keeping the sites safe for visitors, maintaining and improving habitats for the local wildlife and running events for schools and communities.
Location: Corrimony, Inverness, Highland, IV63 6TW
Salary: £36,577.00 - £39,267.00 pa
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Are you looking to combine your passion for nature with your land management and communication skills? If so this is the prefect role for you! Set in the North West Highlands, RSPB Corrimony reserve is part of the iconic Glen Affric landscape. We are looking for a site manager to be based in the local community and manage our nature reserve.
Farm Technician - Louma Farm and Retreat
Louma Farm and Retreat is an exciting new destination in the glorious West Dorset Countryside. Our focus is on wellness and a big part of that is centred on producing wholesome food for our guests from our farm and garden. We farm and garden regeneratively and are adopting principles of agroforestry and silvopasture.
Duties will include: Livestock and housing checks, cleaning, maintenance and care; Milking our Red Ruby Devons; Lambing and calving duties; Grazing and land management