Annual Salary
£20,000 to £28,000
Average UK salary in 2022 was £33,200
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Countryside rangers look after green spaces, woodlands and animal habitats that are open to the public.
Average UK salary in 2022 was £33,200
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends / bank holidays;
There will be
2.8% more Countryside ranger jobs in 2027.
You could:
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As a countryside ranger, you can work on tree planting schemes to help reduce the effects of flooding. This can have a positive impact on the environment.
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You may need to wear protective clothing.
You could work in woodland or in a park.
Your working environment may be outdoors in all weathers.
You can get into this job through:
You could take a foundation degree, higher national diploma or degree before applying for a ranger job.
Relevant courses include:
You'll usually need:
You may be able to get into this job after doing a course at an agricultural or land based college.
Courses include:
You'll usually need:
You could do an apprenticeship, for example:
These take between 1 and 2 and a half years to complete.
You'll usually need:
You could get useful experience by volunteering through:
This may give you an advantage when looking for work.
You could apply for a position as an assistant ranger in a national park or with an organisation like the National Trust. Once working, you may be offered the opportunity to do further training to become a ranger.
You'll be expected to have some paid or voluntary experience of working in the countryside or conservation, and a love of working outdoors.
You'll need to:
A first aid qualification may help when applying for jobs.
You could join the Countryside Management Association for professional development training and to build up your contacts.
You can get more details about working in the countryside from the National Trust.
With experience, you could:become a head ranger, countryside officer or estate manager; move into more specialised work like forestry, coastal management or wildlife conservation
Countryside Rangers are needed specifically to help protect and enhance the natural environment of the West of England, including key priority habitats such as woodland, wetland and grasslands.
There are several different routes you can take to get into working as an Countryside Ranger which you can explore further in the 'Routes into this job' section above.
Click here for an explanation of the different course and apprenticeship levels.
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For more local employment opportunities as an countryside ranger see in the 'Live job vacancies by region' section above.
Volunteering is a great way to get experience in countryside management and may improve your chances of finding paid work. You can also build up contacts, which will be useful when looking for jobs. You can find local volunteering opportunities with: The National Trust and Avon Wildlife Trust.
Click here to find out more about being a Countryside Ranger.
You'll need: