Stiperstones National Nature Reserve Ranger

Do you might have a ardour for nature and the setting? Do you wish to make an actual distinction and
safe important environmental positive aspects within the current and the longer term? Do you take pleasure in working in a
group? Are you able to see your self advising communities and clients to maximise positive aspects for the Pure
Surroundings? 

If this appeals to you, a profession at Pure England affords rewarding alternatives to safe
environmental enhancements and play your half in creating a greater future for individuals and
nature. 

The precedence work Pure England is delivering contains:

• Establishing a Nature Restoration Community to assist wildlife thrive
• Monitoring environmental modifications to establish and assist scale back the results of local weather change
• Working with farmers and landowners to develop greener meals manufacturing strategies
• Advising on plans for brand spanking new developments to maximise positive aspects for nature
• Offering methods for individuals to raised join with nature, together with inexperienced social prescribing

We’re the Authorities’s advisor for the pure setting, enjoying a significant position in delivering
the Authorities’s 25 Yr Surroundings Plan, an formidable imaginative and prescient which brings new alternatives
to guard and improve and to attain actual outcomes for the setting.

Discover out extra concerning the work of Pure England at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/natural-england

It is a native position, based mostly in Pure England’s West Midlands Crew.

The profitable candidate might be based mostly on the Stiperstones and might be a part of a small group
engaged on the Stiperstones and Downton Gorge Nationwide Nature Reserves (NNRs).

Working as a part of the Stiperstones NNR web site administration group, you can be anticipated to be versatile, working largely outside, on-site, working from our reserve base on the Stiperstones NNR. The position might also require engaged on different NNRs throughout the West Midlands.

The Stiperstones NNR is owned and managed by Pure England and is an upland heathland web site
with vital acid grassland, upland oak woodland, mires and hay meadows. The location is
vital for its upland birds, invertebrates and flora. It’s managed at the side of
frequent grazing rights holders, graziers, contractors and volunteers. Pure England additionally run
their very own flock of sheep and a few ponies. Administration contains: tree clearance, heather reducing
and burning, gorse management, bracken administration, path maintenance, coppicing, fencing and so forth.

Downton Gorge NNR is a riverine valley woodland which is leased from an area property. It’s
vital for its woodland flora, decrease vegetation, fungi, invertebrates and birds. Administration
contains coppicing, deer fencing, path and journey administration.

Job description

• Gives and supervises operational supply throughout the reserves, finishing up duties and
  duties set out in web site administration and different related plans.
• Initiates and oversees supply of technical duties, downside fixing and smaller programmes
  of labor.
• Gives purposeful route to Assistant Rangers and/or volunteers. Has good consciousness of
  Well being & Security (H&S) steering and procedures.
• Answerable for personal Well being & Security.
• Gives suggestions to Reserve and Senior Reserve Managers to assist enhance supply.
• Engages with guests, companions, and volunteers.
• The position might also contain overseeing, observing, and directing the work of volunteers,
  college students, apprentices & contractors.
• Supply, monitoring and reporting accountability for routine administration and upkeep
  duties.