6053 - Woodland Restoration Manager

Do you have a passion for nature and the environment? Do you want to make a real difference and secure significant environmental gains in the present and the future? Do you enjoy working in a team? Can you see yourself advising communities and customers to maximise gains for the Natural Environment? If this appeals to you, a career at Natural England offers rewarding opportunities to secure environmental improvements and play your part in creating a better future for people and nature. The priority work Natural England is delivering includes:

• Establishing a Nature Recovery Network to help wildlife thrive;
• Monitoring environmental changes to identify and help reduce the effects of climate change;
• Working with farmers and landowners to develop greener food production methods;
• Advising on plans for new developments to maximise gains for nature, and
• Providing ways for people to better connect with nature, including green social prescribing.
We are the Government's Adviser for the natural environment, playing a vital role in delivering the Government's 25 Year Environment Plan, an ambitious vision which brings new opportunities to protect and enhance and to achieve real outcomes for the environment. Find out more about the work of Natural England at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/natural-england The Role Natural England are seeking a highly motivated, professional person with a real passion for nature conservation and woodland management, to help deliver the EU grant-funded LIFE in the Ravines partnership project. The LIFE in the Ravines project is centred within the ravine woodlands of the Peak District Dales Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and aims to:
• Restore more than 800 hectares of the SAC's mixed ravine woodland which are currently dominated by ash
• Diversify existing woodland structures to ensure long-term viability and to lessen the impacts of climate change and future diseases
• Inspire and promote better knowledge of the value of natural ravine woodland and promote best practice in restoration techniques and practices.
The project will achieve this by working with several partner organisations, including Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, the National Trust and Chatsworth Estate. The Woodland Restoration Manager will join the core LIFE in the Ravines team. This includes a Project Manager, a Finance Officer, an Engagement and Communications Officer and two other site-based Woodland Restoration staff and several winter seasonal site staff.