Land management, forestry & agriculture jobs in the UK

Roles in this sector combine practical land-based work with environmental delivery. Rangers and wardens manage nature reserves, visitors and volunteers. Foresters plan planting, thinning and harvesting to Forestry Standard requirements. Estate and farm advisors help landowners deliver ELM/SFI schemes, woodland creation, peatland restoration and BNG habitat banks.

Employers include the National Trust, RSPB, Wildlife Trusts, Forestry England, Natural England, Woodland Trust, Rewilding Britain, large private estates and land-based consultancies. Roles are often rurally located, seasonal, and value practical experience (chainsaw tickets, pesticide certificates, driving licence) as much as academic qualifications.

This sector is intersecting rapidly with carbon and biodiversity finance — natural capital, woodland carbon code projects, peatland code projects and BNG delivery are creating new roles for advisors and project managers who can bridge land management, ecology and finance.