Ranger

Company: National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
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Location: Holt
Job Description:

As a Ranger, you’re a champion of nature conservation and the great outdoors, and you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring Sheringham Park remains well managed – for wildlife and for people. You’ll help care for its nationally significant wild garden, historic parkland, and woodland, ensuring they thrive for future generations. You should be willing to work some weekends, bank holidays and evenings, and be on call.

You’ll work 30 hours per week, with weekend working on a rota basis.

What it’s like to work here

You’ll be part of a passionate countryside team based at Sheringham Park, within the Norfolk Coast, Broads and Sheringham portfolio. The team is collaborative, supportive, and committed to high standards of conservation and visitor experience. Reporting to a Lead Ranger, you’ll work alongside other rangers, volunteers, and a gardener to care for one of Norfolk’s most iconic landscapes. This is a site with nationally significant rhododendron collections, diverse woodland, and stunning coastal views – an inspiring place to work.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll play an important role in helping us achieve our restore nature goals. Your work will focus particularly on habitat management and site presentation. This includes carrying out safety checks to ensure all areas are safe for visitors, as well as undertaking routine practical tasks such as planting, felling, and operating machinery including chainsaws, strimmers, lawnmowers, and tractors. You’ll also help maintain paths and viewpoints, and support the ongoing care and control of rhododendron.

Other responsibilities include wildlife recording, maintaining site infrastructure, and engaging with visitors to enhance their experience.

Who we’re looking for

  • Practically experienced in conservation work, to protect and improve habitats and landscapes
  • Happy to talk to all kinds of people about the work you’re doing, and why it matters
  • Hard‑working and willing to learn
  • Able to work safely, using risk assessments and following guidelines
  • Experienced in managing land, access and conservation, and working outdoors
  • Able to use machinery and equipment, with relevant certificates
  • Good knowledge of woodland management
  • A driver with a full UK driving licence

The package

  • 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

Blakeney Point, Frairy Farm, Holt, NR25 7NW

Requirements

Compliance. Eligibility to Work in the UK

Closing Date

21st June 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.

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Posted: June 12th, 2026