Ranger

National Trust; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A conservation organization in the United Kingdom seeks an individual to assist with the management of rural properties in the Wiltshire Landscape portfolio. This exciting ranger role focuses on five key sites and includes diverse responsibilities such as ecological surveying, estate maintenance, and volunteer coordination. Candidates will have the opportunity to work in some of the most stunning natural environments, ensuring the protection of important ecological features while enjoying a dynamic and rewarding work atmosphere.

Qualifications

• Experience in ecological surveying and estate management.
• Ability to work well with volunteers and manage practical tasks.
• Strong understanding of rural landscape preservation.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the care of five exceptional sites in South Wiltshire.
• Engage in scrub management and estate maintenance work.
• Supervise and coordinate regular volunteer work parties.

Job description

The Wiltshire Countryside Team looks after twelve rural properties in the Wiltshire Landscape portfolio, stretching far and wide across our beautiful county. With two operational bases in the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site, you will find opportunities to assist across the whole portfolio, but you will primarily report to Stonehenge Cottages / Countess Farm and focus on five exceptional sites in South Wiltshire.

Cley Hill, Figsbury Ring, Pepperbox Hill, White Barrow and sections of Stonehenge Landscape will be in your care, under the supervision of the Area Ranger for South Wiltshire. There’s plenty to keep you occupied whilst having enough time to get to know your sites intimately. Between them, they read like a who’s who of special designations: SSSI, Scheduled Monument, World Heritage Site, AONB, SPA, SAC, International Dark Sky Reserve. No two days are the same when working to protect this globally important range of features, and the opportunities for learning are endless.

There is lots going on, including scrub management, practical estate maintenance work, regular volunteer work parties and ecological surveying, to name but a few elements of this exciting ranger role.