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Weekly update 18th May 2026

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Head of Place and Sustainability

Carmarthenshire County Council

Head of Place and Sustainability

Carmarthenshire County Council

Carmarthen, with hybrid working

£103,132 - £109,864 pa

This senior role sits at the heart of our ambition to deliver sustainable, resilient, and thriving communities across one of Wales' most distinctive and forward-thinking counties. ...

Head of Operations

Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART)

Head of Operations

Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART)

Within the Bristol Avon river catchment

£50,000 pa

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of one of the UK’s growing rivers trusts at a pivotal stage in its development. You’ll join a passionate and ambitious team delivering ...

Nutrient Management and Trading Lead

Carmarthenshire County Council

Nutrient Management and Trading Lead

Carmarthenshire County Council

Carmarthen, South West Wales

£47,181 - £51,356 pa

This role offers genuine scope to shape policy, influence national thinking and create new and innovative systems, maintaining Carmarthenshire’s position at the leading edge of nutrient management. ...

Fixed-Term Seasonal Graduate Ecologist - Dorset

HCUK Group Ltd

Fixed-Term Seasonal Graduate Ecologist - Dorset

HCUK Group Ltd

Home-based with travel to site and meetings as ...

£25,000 - £28,000 pa (pro rata) DOE

HCUK Group is recruiting a Fixed-Term Seasonal Graduate Ecologist to work under our Principal Ecologist / Bat Specialist within a well-established multi-disciplinary environmental practice. This role ...

Senior Environment Co-ordinator

Fareham Borough Council

Senior Environment Co-ordinator

Fareham Borough Council

Fareham, Hampshire

£44,013 - £48,766 pa

We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Senior Environment Co-ordinator to play a key role in delivering one of the Council’s key corporate priorities. You will lead the development and ...

Restore the Thaw Project Officer

Vale of Glamorgan Council

Restore the Thaw Project Officer

Vale of Glamorgan Council

Barry, Wales

£37,280 - £40,777 pa

Assist in the delivery of the Restore the Thaw Landscape project, this will include a range of habitat enhancement project work involving both terrestrial and riparian landscapes. To assist with ...

Learning & Engagement Manager

Thames Estuary Partnership

Learning & Engagement Manager

Thames Estuary Partnership

London

£40,000 - £43,000 pro rata

Thames Estuary Partnership is seeking an experienced and passionate Learning & Engagement Manager to lead the development and delivery of innovative education, training, and community engagement ...

Education Programme Officer

North London Waste Authority

Education Programme Officer

North London Waste Authority

London

£42,221 pa

Do you want to play a vital part in shaping young minds and empowering them to become environmental changemakers? As NLWA’s Education Programme Officer, you will deliver our exciting, ...

Carbon, Climate & Energy

Jobs

East Lammermuir Community Development Officer
East Lothian Climate Action Network, East Lammermuir, East Lothian, Scotland (and fortnightly at main office in Cockenzie & Port Seton), £26,926 pa (£33,657 FTE)

Trainee Energy Advisor
Centre for Sustainable Energy, Bristol, £27,950 pa (pro rata)

Senior Environment Co-ordinator
Fareham Borough Council, Fareham, Hampshire, £44,013 - £48,766 pa

Wiltshire Community Outreach Energy Advisor
Centre for Sustainable Energy, Wiltshire / Bristol / South West, £29,024 pa (pro rata) / Fixed Term (until March 2027)

Project Officer - Trees for Goals
FEL Scotland, Stirling, Scotland, £29,465 pro rata

Conservation & Wildlife

Jobs

Community Organiser
Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust, Across Buckinghamshire with some travel to sites across the three counties / Hybrid working available, £26,950 - £27,972 pa

Forest Resilience and Planning Manager
Forestry England, Pickering, North Yorkshire, £40,388 - £43,482 pa

Countryside Ranger / Project Officer
Clwydian Range & Dee Valley National Landscape, Llangollen, Denbighshire, £32,597 - £33,699 pa

Cheshire Meres and Mosses Project Manager
Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire & Merseyside, Lindow Moss, Wilmslow, Cheshire with hybrid working, £35,268 - £38,826 pa

Data, Strategy and Performance Officer
Peak District National Park Authority, Bakewell, Derbyshire, £32,597 - £34,434 pa

Farm Cluster Facilitator
Somerset Wildlife Trust, Mendip Hills - Shipham Gorge, Cheddar, Somerset, £30,000 - £32,500 pa

Nature Ridge Project Development Manager
North Wessex Downs National Landscape, Hungerford, Berkshire, £39,862 - £41,771 pa

Nature Ridge Project Support Officer
North Wessex Downs National Landscape (hosted by Wiltshire Council), Hungerford, Berkshire, £31,537 - £36,699 pa

Arctic Initiative Lead
Fauna & Flora, Cambridge, UK, £50,775 - £61,470 pa

Facilities and Communities Officer
The Land Trust, Marleigh, Cambridge, £30,750 depending on experience

Urban Conservation Lead
Creekside Education Trust Ltd, Deptford, London, £34,000 (FTE), pro rata for part-time

Limestone Grassland Project Manager
Butterfly Conservation, Northern Ireland, £34,000 - £37,000 pa, depending on experience plus 8% pension contribution

Community Meadow Restoration Coordinator
Forest of Selwood, Bruton, Somerset, £12,000 pa (2 days/week)

Programme Assistant - Farming in Protected Landscapes
North York Moors National Park Authority, Helmsley, North Yorkshire, £28,153 - £31,015 pa depending on experience

Catchment Conservation Worker
Ribble Rivers Trust, Clitheroe, Lancashire, £22,000 - £26,000 (depending on experience)

Senior Administrator PeacePlus Nature
RSPB, Belfast, £27,579 - £29,445 pa

Assistant Forestry Consultant
Maydencroft, Surrey or Sussex, £26,500 - £32,000 pa

Fundraiser - Sheffield
RSPB, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, £27,579 - £28,744 pa

Access Officer
Hertfordshire County Council, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, £34,434 progressing to £37,280 pa (pro rata for part-time)

Communications and Engagement Officer - Wilder Hickling
Norfolk Wildlife Trust, Norwich, Norfolk, £27,108 pa pro rata

Tor to Shore Helman Tor Assistant Reserves Officer
Cornwall Wildlife Trust, Truro, Cornwall, £26,668 pa

Volunteer Coordinator
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, Gloucestershire, £26,734 pa

Support Assistant
National Biodiversity Network Trust, Work from home, £24,000 - £26,000 pa

Working Wetlands Team Leader (Water Quality)
Devon Wildlife Trust, Devon / Hybrid, £37,579 plus 7% pension rising to £41,643 over 5 years, subject to satisfactory performance

Procurement Co-ordinator PeacePlus Nature
RSPB, RSPB Northern Ireland, £34,018 - £36,319 pa

Assistant Wardens
Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Suffolk, £27,385 pa

Reserve Warden
WWT, Caerlaverock, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, £25,485 pa

Restore the Thaw Project Officer
Vale of Glamorgan Council, Barry, Wales, £37,280 - £40,777 pa

Teaching Fellow/Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation / Ecology
Royal Veterinary College (RVC), Hawkshead, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, £40,528 - £68,063 pa including London Weighting

Site Management Officer (Major Projects Saltmarsh)
WWT, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, £35,437 pa

Programme Officer, Scotland
Fauna & Flora, Edinburgh, £32,515 pa

Senior Technical Specialist, REDD+ Guinea
Fauna & Flora, Nzerekore, Guinea, Commensurate with skills and experience

Marketing and Communications Officer
Forestry England, Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, £33,854 FTE

Interim Reserve Manager
WWT, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, £26,098 pa (£32,630 FTE)

Project Officer - Hull & East Riding
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, £28,804 - £32,043 pa (pro rata if part-time)

Community Land Fund Manager
Common, London, £48,000 pa pro rata

Forestry Consultant
Maydencroft, Surrey or Sussex, £32,000 - £40,000 pa

Wellbeing Project Officer
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, Devizes, with extensive work in Swindon, Wiltshire, £16,200 - £16,800 depending on experience

Senior Project Officer
Freshwater Habitats Trust, Oxford, £34,000 pa

Senior Reserve Manager - South West Cumbria
Natural England, North Walney, Cumbria, £39,660 pa

Fundraiser - Sussex
RSPB, Horsham, West Sussex, £27,579 - £28,744 pa

Fundraiser - Bedfordshire
RSPB, Bedfordshire, £27,579 - £28,744 pa

Fundraiser - Mid Kent
RSPB, Maidstone, Kent, £27,579 - £28,744 pa

Grey Squirrel Control Officer - Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels
Scottish Wildlife Trust, Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway, £25,095 pa

Assistant Warden
RSPB, Woolston Eyes, Warrington, Cheshire, £27,123 - £28,956 pa

6 Month Internship
Galloway Fisheries Trust, Newton Stewart, Dumfries and Galloway, £470.75/week

Dartmoor FiPL Programme Officer
Dartmoor National Park Authority, Bovey Tracey, Devon, £29,540 - £33,699 pro rata pa

Fundraiser - Saltholme
RSPB, Middlesbrough, £27,579 - £28,744 pa

Fundraiser - Leeds
RSPB, Leeds, £27,579 - £28,744 pa

Fundraiser - Cardiff
RSPB, Cardiff, £27,579 - £28,744 pa

Lead Countryside Ranger
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, London, £38,256 - £39,276 pa

GIS Officer
North York Moors National Park Authority, Helmsley, North Yorkshire, £33,672 - £36,580 pa

Fundraiser - Manchester
RSPB, Manchester, £27,579 - £28,744 pa

Fundraiser - North Wales/South Stack
RSPB, Bangor, £27,579 - £28,744 pa

Fundraiser - Bristol
RSPB, Bristol, £27,579 - £28,744 pa

Ranger
National Trust, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, £27,612 pa

Fundraiser - South London/Croydon
RSPB, Flexible within South London/Croydon area, £27,579 - £28,744 pa

FP&A Manager
Environment Bank, Remote (England)

Project Support Officer
Woodland Trust, Grantham, Lincolnshire, £28,536 pa

Nature Reserves Officer (East: Vale of York)
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, York, £28,804 - £32,043 pa (pro rata if part-time)

Volunteering

Peatland Residential Volunteer Placement, RSPB Lake Vyrnwy
RSPB, Lake Vyrnwy, Powys, Wales

Trustees
Herefordshire Wildlife Trust, Queenswood Country Park, Leominster, Herefordshire

Volunteer Ranger Internships
Scottish Wildlife Trust, Loch of the Lowes, Dunkeld, Perthshire

Digital Trustee
Bumblebee Conservation Trust, Remote

Ecology

Jobs

Senior Biodiversity Officer
Oxfordshire County Council, Oxford/Hybrid, £46,142 - £49,282 pa

Biodiversity Officer
Oxfordshire County Council, Oxford/Hybrid, £34,434 - £37,280 pa

Ecologist - Newcastle
BSG Ecology, Newcastle, £24,000 - £33,000 pa

Assistant Arboriculturist
Norfolk Wildlife Trust, Norwich, Norfolk, £27,108 pa FTE

Fixed-Term Seasonal Graduate Ecologist - Dorset
HCUK Group Ltd, Home-based with travel to site and meetings as required, £25,000 - £28,000 pa (pro rata) DOE

Experienced Ecologists
EMEC Ecology (a subsidiary of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust), Nottingham (mainly site based, with minimal requirement to come into the office), £28,408 pa

Senior Ecologist
HalpinRobbins Limited, Tiverton, Devon, Competitive

Tree Health Surveyors
Acres Wild Woodlands, Dorset, Hampshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Berkshire and Derbyshire, £140/day initially

Ecological Planning Officer/Senior Officer
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, Wolseley Bridge, Staffordshire, £24,050 - £30,500 depending on role and experience

Ecologist
Tees Valley Wildlife Trust, Boosbeck, Saltburn, North Yorkshire, £32,056 pa

Nature Recovery Advisor
Wild Oxfordshire, Little Wittenham, Oxfordshire, £35,471 FTE

Ecology Consultant
Ecology by Design, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, Starting at £32,000 pa

Senior Ecologist
Ecology by Design, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire or Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Negotiable (starting at £35,000 pa)

Courses & events

Froghoppers of the UK
Biological Recording Company, Online via Zoom

Botanical Skills - HAU
Field Studies Council, Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Using a Flora
Field Studies Council, Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Pollinators: Ecology, Identification and Surveying - HAU
Field Studies Council, Preston Montford, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Biodiversity Net Gain for Reviewers - Online
Field Studies Council, Online

Discovering Amphibians: Identification and Ecology - Online
Field Studies Council, Online

Botanical Anatomy - Online
Field Studies Council, Online

Discovering Reptiles: Identification and Ecology - Online
Field Studies Council, Online

Botanical Recording for Beginners
Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI), Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

Bramble Identification for Beginners
Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI), Dungannon, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland

Botanical Recording in Glenarm, Co. Antrim
Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI), Glenarm, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland

Plant-Pollinator Relationships of Wetlands
Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI), Dungannon, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland

Environmental Education

Jobs

Learning & Engagement Manager
Thames Estuary Partnership, London, £40,000 - £43,000 pro rata

Community Programme Facilitator and Volunteer Coordinator
Paradise Cooperative, Wandsworth, London, £28,000 FTE, pro rata, based on 520 hours/year

Community Engagement and Fundraising Lead
Paradise Cooperative, Wandsworth, London, £33,000 FTE, pro rata (0.5 FTE)

Education Programme Officer
North London Waste Authority, London, £42,221 pa

Volunteering

Programme Producer
The Owen Smith Charitable Trust, Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire

Food, Farming & Horticulture

Jobs

Catchment Sensitive Farming Advisor (CSF)
Natural Enterprise, Isle of Wight, £27,000 - £33,000 FTE

Garden & Outdoors Manager
National Trust, Newtownards, County Down, £48,867 pa

Senior Farm Advisor
Lune Rivers Trust, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria / Hybrid, £32,817 - £40,630 pa

Farming and Land Use Team Administrator
Soil Association, Bristol, with hybrid working, £14,820 - £16,200 pa (£24,700 - £27,000 FTE)

Forestry & Sawmill Manager
Winton Estate, Pencaitland, East Lothian, £35,000 - £40,000 pa

Agroecology Academy Development Worker
The Agroecology Learning Collective (TALC), Remote in the UK with occasional travel to partner sites, £250/day (inclusive of all on-costs)

Grazing Officer
Sussex Wildlife Trust, Wiston Estate, Sussex, £26,475 pa

Farm Environment Adviser (Cornwall)
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group South West, Cornwall, £29,870 - £36,050 pa FTE

Volunteering

Horticultural Volunteer - Three Hagges Woodmeadow
Plantlife, Escrick, York

Marine Conservation

Jobs

Project Officer, Marine, São Tomé & Príncipe
Fauna & Flora, Santo Antonio, Príncipe, São Tomé & Príncipe, EUR 31,810 pa

Volunteering

Chair
Marine Conservation Society, Remote (UK-wide)

Rivers, Water & Hydrology

Jobs

Catchment Restoration Officer
Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART), Within the Bristol Avon river catchment, £29,000 - £32,000 (depending on experience)

Aquatic Species Officer
Lune Rivers Trust, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria / Hybrid, £27,352 pa

Project Officer - Woodlands
Lune Rivers Trust, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria / Hybrid, £27,352 pa

Head of Operations
Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART), Within the Bristol Avon river catchment, £50,000 pa

Nutrient Management and Trading Lead
Carmarthenshire County Council, Carmarthen, South West Wales, £47,181 - £51,356 pa

Project Officer
Ribble Rivers Trust, Clitheroe, Lancashire, £24,000 - £28,000 (depending on experience)

River Restoration Manager
Thames21, London, £38,346 - £42,545 pa

Farm Advisor
Ribble Rivers Trust, Clitheroe, Lancashire, £29,000 - £35,000 (depending on experience)

Catchment Engineer (Sustainable Development / Flood Risk Management)
Upper Ouse Water Management Board, Stewartby, Bedfordshire, £55,000 - £65,000 pa

GIS Technician
Water Management Alliance (WMA) / Upper Ouse Water Management Board, Stewartby, Bedfordshire, £28,000 - £35,000 pa

Senior Catchment Restoration Officer - Upper Teme
Severn Rivers Trust, Hybrid with occasional travel to our Head Office in Martley, Worcestershire, £34,500 - £37,500 pa

Sustainability

Jobs

Head of Place and Sustainability
Carmarthenshire County Council, Carmarthen, with hybrid working, £103,132 - £109,864 pa

Sustainability Officer
Plantlife, Flexible (home working or option to work within a local workspace), with regular UK travel required, £32,925 - £35,639 pa (pro rata)

Sustainable Transport

Jobs

Family Support Officer - Sustainable Transport
FEL Scotland, Clackmannanshire and Falkirk, £29,465 pa