Ranger

National-Trust; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Substantial pension scheme

Free entry to National Trust places

Season ticket loan

EV car lease scheme

Perks at work discounts

Holiday allowance up to 32 days

Job summary

The National Trust is seeking a Ranger to protect and enhance habitats and landscapes in the Chilterns, based near High Wycombe. You will join the Outdoors team, managing countryside sites and delivering habitat improvement projects.

You’ll help protect wildlife, engage with communities and stakeholders, and support tenant farmers while delivering high standards of land and public access. Weekend/on-call availability and a UK driving licence are required.

Qualifications

• Practically experienced in conservation work to protect and improve habitats and landscapes.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to plan and prioritise work effectively.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and build positive working relationships.
• Confident communicating with a wide range of people to explain conservation work and why it matters.
• Ability to work safely, using risk assessments and following guidelines.
• Able to use machinery and equipment, with relevant certifications.
• A full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Manage countryside sites across the Chilterns as part of the outdoors team.
• Implement works under Environmental Stewardship Schemes and care for habitats.
• Engage with local communities and stakeholders to deliver conservation projects.
• Support tenant farmers and deliver habitat improvement programmes over the coming years.
• Promote wildlife conservation and ensure high standards of land management and public access.

Skills

Conservation work

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Effective communication

Risk assessment & safety

Driving licence

Job description

The National Trust's commitment is "For everyone, for ever." Bringing that promise to life starts with the people that work here. It means building teams with a diverse range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. It means creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

Our roles are open to all. However, we particularly welcome applications from people from ethnically diverse communities because they are underrepresented at the Trust.

As a Ranger, you'll be a champion for nature conservation and the great outdoors, playing a vital role in caring for some of the nation's most treasured countryside for both wildlife and people.

We have ambitious plans to protect, restore and enhance priority habitats across the Hughenden Property Group, and you'll be at the heart of delivering this work. Working closely with colleagues, communities and key partners across the Chilterns National Landscape, you'll help shape and deliver conservation projects that have a lasting impact on the land and nature we care for.

Salary: £27,612 per annum

Contract Duration: Permanent

Working Pattern: You'll work 37.5 hours per week, and you should be willing to work some weekends, bank holidays, evenings, and be on call.

What it's like to work here

This role forms part of our outdoors team and will help manage several countryside sites across the Chilterns. Our Rangers are the cornerstone of our countryside ambitions, whether that be implementing works under Environmental Stewardship Schemes, looking after our veteran trees or working with key stakeholders on local partnership conservation projects.

You'll join a Countryside Team focused on making the portfolio a healthier, more beautiful natural environment by improving our woodlands and chalk grasslands, supporting tenant farmers across the let estate, and delivering significant habitat improvement projects over the coming years.

You'll help protect and care for habitats, wildlife, buildings and machinery, and you'll make sure the conservation work and outdoor experiences on the land in your care are of the highest standard.

You'll work with our tenant farmers to promote nature-friendly farms that benefit nature, and you'll engage with local communities, sharing our work and offering a variety of ways for people to support us and get involved.

You'll pass on your knowledge and enthusiasm to encourage others to love this area as much as you do, building relationships within the local community and proudly sharing the work of you and the wider team. Whenever and wherever you come across people, you'll take the time to talk to them and answer their questions, rather than rushing away to the next task.

You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached. Youdontneed to have all the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the role profile; this is just to provide a full picture ofwhat’spossible in this role.

Who we're looking for

If you meet the criteria below, we'd love to hear from you:

• Practically experienced in conservation work to protect and improve habitats and landscapes.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to plan and prioritise work effectively.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and build positive working relationships.
• Confident communicating with a wide range of people to explain conservation work and why it matters.
• Ability to work safely, using risk assessments and following guidelines.
• Able to use machinery and equipment, with relevant certifications.
• A full UK driving licence.

The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• 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

Central Chilterns, Hughenden Park, High Wycombe, HP14 4LA

Documents

• Additional Information .pdf
• Ranger - B.pdf

Requirements

Compliance.Eligibility to Work in the UK

Additional information

Closing Date: 15 November 2026

Provisional Interview Dates: 25 and 26 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.