The Wild Path #25
From ranger posts to brand roles – this week on The Wild Path
Issue 25 - Week of 12th January 2026
📬This Week on The Wild Path
This week’s issue of The Wild Path reflects the full spread of work that sits behind the outdoor sector. Alongside field and seasonal roles, you’ll find opportunities across parks and estates, operations, communications and outdoor brands – a real reminder that the sector is supported by far more than just what happens in the outdoors.
Alongside the latest roles, our Conversations on The Wild Path series continues this week, exploring the people, pathways and decisions that shape careers across the sector. Together, the aim is to offer not just opportunities, but a clearer picture of how different roles fit together and where you might see yourself next. Lets us know if you want to take part!
As always, you can keep up with us on LinkedIn and explore more on teamwildpath.com.
This Week’s Round Up
🏞️ Parks, Estates & Landscapes
Senior Gardener – Borde Hill Garden
Lead the care and development of historic garden landscapes, overseeing horticultural standards, seasonal planning, and day-to-day maintenance across the estate.
📍 West Sussex 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 23 January 2026
Access Ranger (Cumbria South) – Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
Support access management across the southern Dales, working with landowners, communities, and partners to maintain and improve public access.
📍 Yorkshire Dales National Park 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 25 January 2026
Trainee Ranger – Peak District National Park Authority
Develop practical ranger skills by supporting conservation, access, and visitor management work across the National Park.
📍 Peak District National Park 🏷️ Part-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 21 January 2026
Site Manager (Aira Force) – National Trust
Manage day-to-day site operations at Aira Force, leading visitor experience, conservation delivery, and operational standards.
📍 Penrith 🏷️ Part-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 18 January 2026 ⏳
Buildings Manager – Hay Castle
Oversee building maintenance and facilities management for a historic cultural site, coordinating contractors and planned works.
📍 Hay-on-Wye 🏷️ Part-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 16 January 2026 ⏳
🎪 Adventure, Travel & Experiences
Senior Instructor – Go Ape
Lead the delivery of high-quality outdoor experiences, supporting instructor teams and ensuring safe, engaging sessions for participants.
📍 Dalby 🏷️ Part-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
🛍️ Outdoor Brands, Retail & Commercial
Copywriter – Cotswold Outdoor
Create clear, engaging copy across multiple channels, supporting brand storytelling and commercial campaigns for a leading outdoor retailer.
📍 Wiltshire 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 29 January 2026
Email & CRM Executive – Montane
Manage email marketing and CRM activity, supporting customer engagement, retention, and performance across Montane’s digital channels.
📍 Northumberland 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 31 January 2026
Social Media Manager (Video Content) – Tenzing
Lead social media output with a focus on video content, shaping brand presence and engagement across key platforms.
📍 London 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Marketing Lead – Vivobarefoot
Lead marketing activity during a paternity cover period, overseeing campaigns, brand strategy, and team delivery.
📍 Bristol 🏷️ Paternity Cover
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Account Manager (Northern) – Nikwax
Manage key customer accounts across the Northern region, supporting relationships, sales performance, and brand presence.
📍 Wadhurst 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Sales Office Supervisor – Rab
Oversee sales office operations, supporting order processing, customer service, and internal coordination within a global outdoor brand.
📍 Derbyshire 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 18 January 2026 ⏳
🌱 Nature, Conservation & Environment
Bird Wise Engagement Officer – Thanet District Council
Deliver community engagement and behaviour change work to protect sensitive coastal wildlife, working with residents, visitors, and partners.
📍 Margate 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 19 January 2026
Research and Projects Coordinator – Badger Trust
Coordinate research activity and project delivery to support evidence-led badger protection and policy work.
📍 Brighton 🏷️ Part-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 25 January 2026
🐾 The trail doesn’t stop here - scroll on for more roles 👇
Conversations on The Wild Path 🎙️
We’ve just dropped our latest Conversation on The Wild Path. Our video interview series helping you discover the people, ideas, and careers shaping the future of the outdoors.
This episode is with Dan Povey a freelance outdoor instructor who runs North Survival and is building a career and business rooted in practical skills, stewardship, and community.
In our conversation, we talk about Dan’s non-linear journey into the outdoors, from early experiences camping to carving out a freelance career as an outdoor instructor. We explore what it really takes to build a career in the sector, including realistic entry routes, the balance between experience and qualifications, and the human skills that matter most. We also discuss the role of the outdoors in supporting mental health and Dan’s upcoming expedition.
🐾 The trail doesn’t stop here - scroll on for more roles 👇
📣 Community & Support
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❄️ Seasonal Roles
Office / Sales Staff – Dingle Dolphin Boat Tours
Support day-to-day office and sales activity for a seasonal marine tourism business, working with customers and bookings.
📍 Dingle 🏷️ Seasonal
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Ranger – National Trust for Scotland
Undertake practical conservation, monitoring, and visitor management work on the remote St Kilda archipelago.
📍 St Kilda 🏷️ Seasonal
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 8 February 2026
Warehouse Operative – Basecamp Foods
Support warehouse operations including packing, stock handling, and order fulfilment for an outdoor food brand.
📍 Derbyshire 🏷️ Seasonal
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Multi Activity Instructor – High Adventure
Deliver a range of outdoor activity sessions, supporting safe and engaging experiences for groups.
📍 West Lancashire 🏷️ Seasonal
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Seasonal Outdoor Instructor – Skern Lodge
Deliver outdoor education and activity sessions as part of a residential centre’s seasonal instructor team.
📍 Devon 🏷️ Seasonal
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 15 March 2026
Front of House – Corrour Station House
Provide front-of-house service in a remote hospitality setting, supporting guests and daily operations.
📍 Corrour 🏷️ Seasonal
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Chef – Corrour Station House
Prepare and deliver food service in a remote seasonal hospitality environment.
📍 Corrour 🏷️ Seasonal
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
🌟 Internships & Traineeships
Internships & Residencies – Green & Away
A range of opportunities across the departments of an outdoor eco-events venue. Spend a summer living outdoors whilst gaining experience working with a sustainability charity.
📍 Worcester 🏷️ Internship
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 24 April 2026
Summer Internship Programme – Ironman UK
Join Ironman UK’s summer internship programme, gaining hands-on experience supporting the delivery of large-scale endurance events.
📍 Oxfordshire 🏷️ Internship
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 30 January 2026
🧭 Operations, People & Systems
Supervisor / Climbing Instructor – High Sports
Support the day-to-day running of a climbing centre, supervising sessions, supporting customers, and maintaining operational standards.
📍 Brighton 🏷️ Part-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 20 January 2026
Park Host – Coast & Country Parks
Support the operation of a holiday park, welcoming visitors and assisting with day-to-day site activities and guest experience.
📍 Notter Bridge, Cornwall 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Centre Head – Plas Pencelli Outdoor Education Centre
Lead the overall operation of an outdoor education centre, overseeing staff, programmes, and site management.
📍 Pencelli, Wales 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 30 January 2026
Urban Ecology Activity Leader – Cody Dock
Coordinate, support, and develop volunteers delivering Cody Dock’s Urban Ecology programme.
📍 London 🏷️ Part-time
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 25 January 2026
Youth Education & Wellbeing Team Administrator – Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Provide administrative support to youth education and wellbeing programmes, helping ensure smooth delivery and coordination.
📍 Wiltshire 🏷️ Part-time
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 22 January 2026
📣 Communications, Engagement & Impact
Nature Advocacy Officer – The Irish Wildlife Trust
Lead advocacy work to influence policy and public decision-making in support of nature protection and environmental priorities.
📍 Dublin 🏷️ Fixed-Term Contract
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 26 January 2026
Visitor Marketing Officer – Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust
Deliver visitor-focused marketing activity to support engagement and income across WWT sites and programmes.
📍 London, Gloucestershire, Lancashire 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 1 February 2026
Marketing Officer – Garden Museum
Support marketing activity across campaigns, communications, and audience engagement for a national cultural organisation.
📍 London 🏷️ Part-time
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 26 January 2026
Communications Officer – Wildlife Trust
Deliver communications activity across digital and traditional channels, supporting campaigns, engagement, and organisational visibility.
📍 South or West Wales 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 26 January 2026
News and Features Writer – Cycling Weekly
Research and write news and feature content covering cycling culture, industry, and performance for a leading publication.
📍 Remote 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Research Analyst – Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Support research and insight generation across circular economy programmes, contributing analysis to inform policy and practice.
📍 Nationwide 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 23 January 2026
🙌 Voluntary & Trustee Roles
Finance Trustees – Rewilding Britain
Provide strategic financial oversight and governance support to help guide Rewilding Britain’s mission and long-term sustainability.
📍 Nationwide 🏷️ Volunteer
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 13 February 2026
🎲 Wildcard of the Week
General Manager – Aldeia Caiçara
Lead the overall operation of a surf and lifestyle retreat, overseeing guest experience, team management, and day-to-day delivery.
📍 Sagres, Portugal 🏷️ Full-time
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
That’s a wrap for this week 🌿
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