Ranger

National-Trust; Calke CP; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Substantial pension up to 10%

Free entry to National Trust places

Season ticket loan

EV car lease scheme

Perks at work discounts

Holiday allowance up to 32 days + buy

Job summary

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty is seeking a Ranger to protect and manage habitats and infrastructure across Calke Abbey estate and related sites. The role involves biodiversity work, potential weekend work, and partnership activities with Severn Trent.

You will join a team dedicated to conservation, visitor service, and community engagement on a historic estate with rich biodiversity and landscapes.

Qualifications

• Experience in conservation work to protect and improve habitats.
• Able to talk to a wide range of people about work and its importance.
• Willing to work weekends/bank holidays and outdoors.
• Safely use machinery and equipment with relevant certificates.

Responsibilities

• Protect and care for habitats, wildlife, visitor infrastructures, vehicles and machinery.
• Deliver biodiversity project work, infrastructure improvements, livestock management, survey and monitoring, and volunteer management.
• Engage and inform visitors, lead walks, and contribute to programming.

Skills

Conservation experience

Public engagement

Hardworking

Safety & risk assessments

Outdoor work

Machinery operation

UK driving licence

Job description

Fixed Term f/t (37.5 hrs pw to 31/07/27)

105 mi from Bristol

NEW Posted 2nd Nov

Ref: IRC181092

Ranger 27,612 pa

Fixed Term f/t (37.5 hrs pw to 31/07/27)

Derby

105 mi from Bristol

NEW Posted 2nd Nov

Ends: Nov 15th

Ref: IRC181092

Summary

As a Ranger, 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 in good shape, for wildlife and for people.

You'll work across the 1000ha of Calke Abbey estate as well as Foremark and Staunton Harold as part of our partnership with Severn Trent.

You should be willing to work some weekends and bank holidays.

What it's like to work here

You'll join a team who are passionate and forward thinking, committed to maintaining exceptional standards of conservation, and visitor service. We annually take on student placements and work experience pupils, seek out opportunities for volunteering, and actively promote the work we do on site. The property fosters a culture of kindness and respect, and a one team mindset making Calke a great place to work.

One of the East Midlands' top 10 visitor attractions, ghostly Calke Abbey is a high performing property. The unique visitor experience gives a vivid portrayal of a country house and estate in decline with decaying boughs beneath ancient trees; industrial remains of lime yards and the grandeur of the state bed siting amidst abandoned rooms with peeling paint and looming taxidermy. In contrast to this decline the Estate is a wild haven for nature, a nationally important site for veteran trees and dead wood invertebrates alongside other rare wildlife.

Part of the Melbourne parkland landscape the wider estate provides ample opportunity for biodiversity improvements, working alongside our tenants and working outside our boundaries with partner organisations.

What you'll be doing

You'll be helping to protect and care for habitats, wildlife, visitor infrastructures, vehicles and machinery.

Working across the portfolio, you'll be delivering biodiversity project work, infrastructure improvements, livestock management, survey and monitoring, and volunteer management.

You'll pass on your knowledge and enthusiasm to encourage others to love this area as much as you do. Whenever and wherever you come across people, you'll take the time to talk to them and answer their questions, you'll lead walks and input into programming that inspires.

You'll make sure that the conservation work and outdoor experiences on the land in your care are of the highest standard. You'll also build relationships in the local community, proudly representing the Trust and letting people know about the work you and the team are doing.

You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached. You don't need to have all the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the role profile; this is just to provide a full picture of what's possible in this role.

Who we're looking for

• practically experienced in conservation work, to protect and improve habitats and landscapes
• happy to talk to all kinds of people about the work you're doing, and why it matters
• hard-working and willing to learn
• able to work safely, using risk assessments and following guidelines
• experienced in managing land, access and conservation, and working outdoors
• able to use machinery and equipment, with relevant certificates
• a driver with a full UK driving licence

The package

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
• Season ticket loan
• EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria)
• Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.

National Trust place

Calke Abbey, Ticknall, Derby, DE73 7LE

Documents

Ranger - B.pdf

Requirements

Compliance. Eligibility to Work in the UK

Additional information

Closing Date: 15th November 2026

Equal Opportunities Statement

The National Trust celebrates diversity and is committed to creating a fair and equal society, free from discrimination. You can read more about our commitment to inclusion and diversity here.

Safeguarding Statement

The National Trust is committed to a safe recruitment processes to help the organisation attract and appoint the right staff/volunteer for the role and responsibilities as set out in the vacancy advert. We will not accept applicants who are not suitable to work with children, young people or adults at risk. If you have any questions around your suitability for this vacancy, please contact the people service centre.