North Dorset Warden
Closing date:
Salary: £28,983
Contract type: Permanent / Working hours: Full time
Location:
Brooklands Farm (Dorset Wildlife Trust HQ),
Brooklands Farm, Forston , Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7AA
Brooklands Farm (Dorset Wildlife Trust HQ),
Brooklands Farm, Forston , Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 7AA
This is a great opportunity to work on the stunning north Dorset nature reserves, with their many varied habitats like the chalk downland of Fontmell Down and the lowland meadows and woodlands of Bracketts Coppice. Based out of our Head Office at Brooklands Farm, the role combines the many and varied practical skills of habitat management with ecological monitoring, and you will be part of a small but friendly, skilled and vibrant team.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, hard-working and practical person to work in the north. Whilst working within the N&W wider team, they will play a vital part in maintaining and enhancing our nature reserves, maintaining infrastructure and equipment, and engaging with visitors.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, hard-working and practical person to work in the north. Whilst working within the N&W wider team, they will play a vital part in maintaining and enhancing our nature reserves, maintaining infrastructure and equipment, and engaging with visitors.
Contact details
To apply for this role, please submit a completed Dorset Wildlife Trust application form (click the relevant link to download). Please note that CV submissions will not be accepted. Completed submissions should be sent to recruitment@dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk . You can expect an acknowledgement of receipt, and you will be updated on sifting outcomes directly by email.
If you require further information regarding this vacancy or have any difficulty in accessing the files, please contact the Reserves Manager on 01305 264620 or by email at ngibson@dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk
The deadline for completed applications is 5pm on 02 October 2026.
Interviews to be held w/c 12th October at our Brooklands Farm offices, with an option for second interviews if required.
Job reference: ND2026
Job Description
- ND Warden JD 2026_0.pdf (137.51 KB)
Application form
- Application form 2026 (151.02 KB)