Wildlife Ranger
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £34,793 - £34,793 |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | GL15 4HH |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Posting date: | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Closing date: | 7 Sept 2026 |
Summary
What you’ll do…
You will work as part of the district's wildlife management team, protecting forests and supporting conservation priorities, including mammal management. You will be a champion for our health and safety culture by demonstrating our value of ‘look out and look after’.
Please see the job description below for more information and details about what we need from you.
Where you’ll work…
West Forest District is responsible for the sustainable management of over 37,000ha of the nation’s forests and woodlands in the West and South West of England.
The district team extends to some 170 employees, with frontline delivery through our 17 remotely located delivery teams (5 forest centre and 12 forest beats) which are supported by our network of highly valued volunteers and contractors.
We have 5 positions available at the following locations:
Please stipulate your preferred location(s) as part of your application
Hours of work: The position is a full-time post to work 44 hours per week. Due to the nature of the Wildlife Ranger role the hours are worked flexibly according to the season.
Travel: The postholder will be expected to travel to remotely located woods & forests to undertake the role of Wildlife Ranger. A bespoke Forestry England vehicle will be provided for work purposes; therefore a current driving licence is essential requirement of the role.
The postholder will be part of the Wildlife team led by one of two Wildlife Managers
Key responsibilities & accountabilities
• Promote a positive and inclusive culture, and actively promote collaboration and support across the district and with stakeholders.
• Champion our health & safety culture, using Forestry England’s systems and protocols.
• Achieve a personal, variable cull of deer and other mammals to protect our forest crop and biodiversity led by District management plans and wider organisational objectives.
• Make sure the deer larder, deer carcasses and paperwork meet Forestry England standards, game dealer specification and the requirements of the British Quality Wild Venison scheme (BQWV).
• Contribute to district conservation projects and schemes.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with stakeholders.
• Liaise regularly with district colleagues and help with beat planning, monitoring and delivery including restocking plans, species choice, tree protection and infrastructure requirements.
• Do ecological and pre-operation site surveys, advising colleagues of protected species and features of ecological interest.
• Liaise with sporting tenants and sporting rights holders.
• Support district colleagues engaging with woodland users and promote positive behaviour for protecting forest habitats and infrastructure.
• Produce hazard and constraints maps and risk assessments for deer management.
• Maintain and be responsible for all equipment issued to you by Forestry England.
• Supervise wildlife management and conservation contracts to Forestry England’s policy, procedure and guidance (PGs), deer management-related policies and industry best practice.
And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager.
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