The Wild Path #46
Kew Gardens, Vivobarefoot, five national parks + Stonehenge?
Issue 46 - Week of 8th June 2026
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📬This Week on The Wild Path
45 new roles this week, five national parks feature across conservation and planning, with peatland, freshwater and rainforest roles running from Balloch to Edinburgh to Brecon. There's a strong freelance field including community garden coordinators in Leeds and Norwich. And scroll to the bottom for this week's wildcard - one job that will have the summer solstice permanently in the diary.
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This Week’s Round Up
🏞️ Parks, Estates & Landscapes
Botanical Horticulturist – Kew Gardens
Maintain rare tender temperate plant collections in the world's largest Victorian glasshouse, contributing to seasonal festivals and high-standard displays.
📍 Richmond 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £29,692 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 14 June 2026 ⏳
Community Gardener – Food Growing Lead – Glengall Wharf Garden
Lead weekly food growing volunteer sessions at an organic community garden in Peckham, managing crop planning, rotation and regenerative growing through the season.
📍 Peckham 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Part-time
💷 £175 per day
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 14 June 2026 ⏳
Flower Growing & Production Lead – Laurenne Hopkins Flowers
Oversee the day-to-day running of a six-acre flower farm, handling growing, greenhouse management and coordinating casual farm staff.
📍 Bolsover 🏷 Part-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
🏕️ Outdoor Education & Instruction
Roped Wall Assistant – Depot Climbing
Run instructed roped climbing sessions and keep the centre running smoothly, from guest check-in to café service.
📍 Leeds 🏷 Part-time
💷 £13.30 per hour
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 29 June 2026
🛍️ Outdoor Brands, Retail & Commercial
Online Trader (HOKA & Teva) – HOKA / Deckers
Supports onsite trading and merchandising planning for HOKA and Teva EMEA e-commerce websites.
📍 London 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 16 June 2026
Email Marketing Executive – Cotswold Outdoor
Deliver end-to-end email campaigns across multiple outdoor retail brands, driving engagement and conversion through data and automation.
📍 Swindon 🏷 Full-time
💷 £30,500
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 8 July 2026
Wholesale Key Accounts Manager – lululemon
Manage strategic wholesale partnerships across EMEA for a leading performance apparel brand, driving revenue, brand presence and long-term partner relationships.
📍 London 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Commercial Finance Business Partner – Vivobarefoot
Partner with commercial leaders across e-commerce, retail and wholesale to drive profitable growth through financial insight and investment appraisal.
📍 Bristol 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Assistant Management Accountant – Supply Chain & Online – Mountain Warehouse
Deliver timely management accounts for supply chain and e-commerce operations, supporting finance business partners with P&L analysis and reporting.
📍 London 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 20 July 2026
🌱 Nature, Conservation & Environment
Senior Project Officer – Freshwater Habitats Trust
Lead and deliver Natural Flood Management and freshwater conservation projects, working with farmers, landowners and partners across catchments in central England.
📍 Oxford 🏷 Full-time
💷 £34,000
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 12 June 2026 ⏳
Project Archaeologist – York Archaeology
Excavate and record archaeological features on commercial fieldwork sites across the UK.
📍 Nottingham 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £28,038
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 30 June 2026
Natural Capital Developments Manager – Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority
Research nature finance and develop natural capital strategy for a Welsh national park, building partnerships to unlock green investment.
📍 Brecon 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £39,152 – £41,771
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 12 June 2026 ⏳
Conservation Officer – Cairngorms National Park Authority
Lead freshwater restoration and biodiversity projects across the Cairngorms, managing contractors, surveys and GIS to drive nature recovery.
📍 Grantown on Spey 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £39,130 – £46,856
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 23 June 2026
Peatland Action Development Officer – Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park
Drive peatland restoration across a Scottish national park, developing survey programmes, engaging landowners and delivering nature recovery projects.
📍 Balloch 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £39,130 – £46,856
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 22 June 2026
Native Woodland Partnership Officer – National Trust for Scotland
Lead outreach and partnership development for landscape-scale Caledonian pinewood and Atlantic rainforest restoration across Scotland.
📍 Edinburgh 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £45,502 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 21 June 2026
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From the Community 📸
A circus of puffins on Skomer Island
Credit: David Hirschowitz
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🛠️ Freelance Roles
Cultural Tour Leader – Wilderness Scotland
Share your knowledge of Scotland's landscape, history and culture while leading small groups on world-class adventure tours.
📍 Aviemore 🏷 Freelance
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Freelance Activities Coordinator (Friendly Farms) – CSA Network UK
Plan and deliver 40+ outdoor community activities across two Leeds CSA farms, boosting wellbeing and local engagement with nature, food and growing.
📍 Leeds 🏷 Freelance
💷 £200/day
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 22 June 2026
Freelance Publicity and Marketing Coordinator – Grapes Hill Community Garden
Grow visibility and community engagement for a community garden through social media, content, and press outreach.
📍 Norwich 🏷 Freelance
💷 £15/hour
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 17 June 2026
Freelance Programme and Outreach Coordinator – Grapes Hill Community Garden
Plan and deliver garden-based activities while building partnerships and coordinating volunteers across a diverse community.
📍 Norwich 🏷 Freelance
💷 £15/hour
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 17 June 2026
🌟 Internships & Traineeships
Arborist Apprentice – City of London Corporation
Climb, plant and manage trees across four of London's finest open spaces, building towards a Level 2 Arborist qualification.
📍 London 🏷 Apprenticeship
💷 £27,010
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 12 June 2026 ⏳
Youth Engagement Trainee – Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
Deliver hands-on volunteering and learning sessions helping young people from diverse communities discover and connect with the Yorkshire Dales.
📍 Grassington 🏷 Traineeship
💷 £25,185 – £27,254
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Retail Management Graduate Programme – Decathlon
Move from sport advisor to department manager in a fast-paced graduate programme, mastering retail operations, P&L and team leadership.
📍 London 🏷 Graduate Programme
💷 £32,500
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
🧭 Operations, People & Systems
Solicitor – Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park
Deliver pragmatic in-house legal advice across commercial contracts, public sector duties and disputes for a Scottish national park authority.
📍 Balloch 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Part-time
💷 £39,130 – £46,856 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 12 June 2026 ⏳
Administrative Co-ordinator – Northern Roots
Provide financial, admin and staff support to keep the UK's largest urban farm running smoothly as it opens new facilities in Autumn 2026.
📍 Oldham 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Part-time
💷 £26,000 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 14 June 2026 ⏳
Finance & Operations Officer – Energy Garden
Own financial operations and reporting for an organisation delivering community gardens, solar energy and urban greening across London.
📍 London 🏷 Full-time
💷 £31,000 – £39,000
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 16 June 2026
IT Digital Services Officer – BMC
Bridges technical and non-technical teams to develop digital platforms and improve user experience across the organisation.
📍 Manchester 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Part-time
💷 £38,000 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 19 June 2026
Resolutions Manager – Archery GB
Manage and resolve disciplinary complaints and conduct concerns at the UK's national governing body for archery, from triage and investigation to panel presentation.
📍 Lilleshall 🏷 Full-time
💷 £28,000 – £35,000
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 21 June 2026
Business Development and Community Engagement Manager – Scouts Scotland
Lead sales and marketing strategy for outdoor activity centres, managing a small team to grow bookings and customer retention.
📍 Dunfermline 🏷 Full-time
💷 £34,000 – £38,000
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 22 June 2026
Integrated Mobility Lead (Network Rail) – Walk Wheel Cycle Trust
Navigate Network Rail's property and asset processes to unlock walking, wheeling and cycling schemes around stations and railway land.
📍 Manchester or Birmingham 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full or Part-time
💷 £43,191 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 23 June 2026
Head of Commercial – UK Antarctic Heritage Trust
Lead a high-potential trading portfolio spanning retail In Antarctica, an international e-commerce offer and a developing licensing and partnership programme.
📍 Cambridge 🏷 Part-time
💷 £50,000 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 25 June 2026
Project Administrator – Headstart – Freshwater Habitats Trust
Keep a nationally significant headwater restoration programme on track through financial tracking, admin and coordination across a wide network of partners.
📍 Oxford 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £28,000
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 3 July 2026
Planning Officer – North York Moors National Park Authority
Handle planning applications and development proposals for a national park, conducting site visits and preparing detailed reports and recommendations.
📍 Helmsley 🏷 Full-time
💷 £33,672 – £36,580
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 12 July 2026
Nature Finance Lead – Lake District National Park Authority
Leads development of nature-based finance to secure investment for ecosystem restoration and climate resilience across the national park.
📍 Kendal 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £39,905 – £45,814 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 14 July 2026
Key Account Manager – Strategic Accounts – PGL
Build and manage strategic partnerships with Multi Academy Trusts, driving bookings and revenue growth for educational travel programmes.
📍 Ross-on-Wye 🏷 Full-time
💷 £32,000
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Commercial Data Science Analyst – Caravan and Motorhome Club
Apply advanced data science and predictive modelling to drive commercial insight across UK campsites, membership, travel and financial services.
📍 East Grinstead 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
📣 Communications, Engagement & Impact
Trusts and Grants Fundraising Officer – Thrive
Manage a trust and foundation donor portfolio, producing high-quality funding applications and reports to secure income for therapeutic horticulture work across the UK.
📍 Remote 🏷 Maternity Cover | Part-time
💷 £27,584 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 15 June 2026
Fundraising Officer – Thrive
Deliver integrated fundraising campaigns and produce compelling supporter communications to grow income across a national charity using gardening to change lives.
📍 Reading 🏷 Full-time
💷 £28,000 – £30,000
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 15 June 2026
Multimedia Content Officer – Ocean Conservation Trust
Capture photography, video and animation to tell OCT's conservation story across social media and all marketing channels.
📍 Plymouth 🏷 Full-time
💷 £26,000 – £29,000
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 17 June 2026
Senior Social Marketing Executive – Sawday's
Takes ownership of social content and visual identity across Instagram, Facebook and TikTok for two travel brands.
📍 Bristol 🏷 Full or Part-time
💷 £33,000 – £35,000 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 17 June 2026
Social Media Manager – Wyld Sauna
Shape how thousands of people first encounter a Liverpool sauna space through photography, video and intentional brand storytelling.
📍 Liverpool 🏷 Part-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Corporate Partnerships Manager – Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority
Develop corporate fundraising partnerships and grant applications for a Welsh national park, growing income diversification to support nature recovery.
📍 Brecon 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £39,152 – £41,771
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 12 June 2026 ⏳
Communications and Marketing Officer – Forestry England
Create digital content and manage social media channels to promote Yorkshire's national forests and drive visitor engagement.
📍 Pickering 🏷 Part-time
💷 £30,105 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 29 June 2026
Senior Legacy Officer – Woodland Trust
Administer a complex caseload of charitable legacies and bequests, working with donors and solicitors to secure gifts for woodland conservation.
📍 Flexible 🏷 Full-time
💷 £44,644
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 23 June 2026
🙌 Voluntary & Trustee Roles
Regional Coordinator (Central) – OutdoorLads
Lead volunteer oversight of all Central Region events, managing a team of Organisers and Leaders and ensuring safe, compliant delivery.
📍 Central UK 🏷 Volunteer
💷 Voluntary
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 22 June 2026
🎲 Wildcard of the Week
Head of Stonehenge – English Heritage
Lead the team running English Heritage's most-visited site, driving commercial performance and overseeing the operational complexity of Stonehenge's solstice gatherings.
📍 Amesbury 🏷 Full-time
💷 £64,189
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 21 June 2026
That’s a wrap for this week 🌿
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