The Wild Path #53
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Issue 53 - Week of 27th July 2026
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📬This Week on The Wild Path
This week's issue takes you from safari trails in the Kruger National Park in South Africa to a walled garden in London, with a run of National Park land and planning roles in between.
There's a Trustee opportunity at Welsh Mountain Zoo, a Chair of the Board role at Letters to the Earth, and a stack of commercial roles at brands such as Regatta, HOKA and Vivobarefoot. We also have Rat Race Events, who are looking for a Project Manager to curate adventure events across the UK and beyond. 43 amazing roles across the sector this week for you to explore.
You can keep up with us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and find out more about us at teamwildpath.com.
🌟 Featured Roles
Adventure Events Project Manager – Rat Race Events
A unique opportunity to join market leaders Rat Race as a Project Manager and curate and deliver one-of-a-kind adventure events across the UK and around the world.
📍 Remote 🏷 Full-time
💷 £35,000
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 10 August 2026
This Week’s Round Up
🏞️ Parks, Estates & Landscapes
Ffermio Adfywiol Tirweddau Eryri / Integrated Natural Resource Scheme (INRS) Advisor – Eryri National Park
Work directly with farmers and land managers to introduce more regenerative farming methods across the park.
📍 Penrhyndeudraeth 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £32,061 - £36,363
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 17 August 2026
Estate & Livestock Worker – Belmont Estate
Care for cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry while maintaining woodlands, boundaries and a walled garden across a regenerative organic farm.
📍 Bristol 🏷 Full-time
💷 £27,000 - £32,000
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Gardener - Nursery Specialist – Chelsea Physic Garden
Propagate, cultivate and safeguard a 4,500-species living collection across historic nurseries and glasshouses.
📍 London 🏷 Full-time
💷 £25,982
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 11 August 2026
🏕️ Outdoor Education & Instruction
Senior Instructor – Scouts Scotland
Deliver outdoor activity sessions, lead duty management and mentor instructors at Fordell Firs, Dunfermline.
📍 Dunfermline 🏷 Full-time
💷 £25,000 - £30,000
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 18 August 2026
🛍️ Outdoor Brands, Retail & Commercial
Assistant Buyer – Cotswold Outdoor
Support seasonal buying for Snowsports and Camping ranges, analysing sales trends and building supplier relationships.
📍 Swindon 🏷 Full-time
💷 £26,000 - £28,000
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 25 August 2026
Digital Optimisation & Insight Senior Analyst – Regatta
Turn digital analytics into actionable insights that sharpen customer journeys, conversion and CRM decisions across ecommerce sites.
📍 Urmston 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 9 August 2026
Social Media and Community Manager – Alpkit
Lead social and community strategy across three brands, working with ambassadors to create and schedule content.
📍 Newthorpe 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Assistant Clubhouse Manager – Rapha
Lead a retail and community team delivering premium in-store experience and cycling club events in London.
📍 London 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Junior Merchandiser - Women’s Apparel – JD Group
Plan and manage stock, sales and markdown strategy across women’s outdoor apparel ranges, from buy to launch.
📍 Bury 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Service Lead – Trek
Run the in-store service centre, leading mechanics and managing workflow to keep customers’ bikes serviced and ready.
📍 Bath 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Marketing Manager – Rohan
Lead a marketing team delivering integrated campaigns, brand copy and creative assets across retail and ecommerce channels.
📍 Milton Keynes 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 18 August 2026
Director, Regional Marketing – HOKA
Lead country marketing teams across EMEA, uniting brand, retail, wholesale and activation strategy into one regional flywheel.
📍 London 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Chief Digital Officer – Vivobarefoot
Own global ecommerce, technology and data strategy, building a digital operating system that scales commercial performance worldwide.
📍 Bristol 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Southern Cycle Representative – Lyon Equipment
Grow sales and customer relationships across the South of the UK for a cycle equipment distributor.
📍 Tebay 🏷 Full-time
💷 £33,000 - £36,000
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 3 August 2026
🌱 Nature, Conservation & Environment
Wildlife Conservation Officer – Yorkshire Dales National Park
Deliver habitat and species surveys, and provide ecological advice supporting farmers and nature recovery projects.
📍 Grassington 🏷 Full-time
💷 £31,022 - £36,363
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 16 August 2026
Local Change Project Coordinator – Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland
Coordinate a nationwide resurvey of Britain and Ireland’s flora, recruiting and training volunteers to track changes in plant distribution.
📍 Remote 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £35,700 - £37,000
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 24 August 2026
Dartmoor Headwaters Officer (Natural Flood Management) – Dartmoor National Park Authority
Deliver catchment-scale natural flood management with farmers and landowners, from tree planting to floodplain reconnection and peat restoration.
📍 Bovey Tracey 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £34,434 - £39,152
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 23 August 2026
Project Officer, Fisheries – Fauna & Flora
Coordinate financial administration, donor compliance and partner reporting for a project securing fair fishing access arrangements in West Africa.
📍 Cambridge 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £32,515
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 16 August 2026
🐾 The trail doesn’t stop here - scroll on for more roles 👇
From the Community 📸
A view over The Old Man of Coniston from Black Sails - The Lake District
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📣 Community & Support
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🛠️ Freelance Roles
Freelance Instructor – Green Spider Climbing
Coach climbing sessions for all ages and abilities on a self-employed, flexible basis at a Hereford climbing centre.
📍 Hereford 🏷 Freelance
💷 £15.50 - £18/hour
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
❄️ Seasonal Roles
Seasonal Winter Field Officer – Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
Clear scrub and trees across Surrey heathland reserves that shelter rare sand lizards, smooth snakes and natterjack toads.
📍 Surrey 🏷 Seasonal
💷 £24,785 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 10 August 2026
Seasonal Education Support Assistant – Field Studies Council
Prepare fieldwork equipment and support tutors and students delivering environmental field courses at Preston Montford.
📍 Shrewsbury 🏷 Seasonal
💷 £24,785 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 9 August 2026
🌟 Internships & Traineeships
Young Facilitators Network – Another Way
Train to deliver climate education workshops, games and escape rooms to young people in schools and communities across the UK.
📍 Nationwide 🏷 Traineeship
💷 £15/hour
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 17 August 2026
Countryside Maintenance & Projects Team Trainee – Peak District National Park
Maintain buildings, footpaths and estate infrastructure across the National Park while training in construction and groundworks skills.
📍 Ashford in the Water 🏷 Traineeship
💷 £25,185
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 11 August 2026
🧭 Operations, People & Systems
Senior Planning Officer – Yorkshire Dales National Park
Manage a caseload of planning applications, negotiating solutions that balance development with landscape protection.
📍 Bainbridge 🏷 Full-time
💷 £37,280 - £41,771
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 16 August 2026
Garden Project Worker – Sydenham Garden
Deliver therapeutic garden sessions and co-manage a team of volunteers, supporting people living with mental and physical ill-health.
📍 London 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Part-time
💷 £29,726 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 10 August 2026
Solent Restoration Grant Administrator – Blue Marine Foundation
Provide grant administration, financial and reporting support across seascape and oyster restoration projects in the Solent.
📍 Remote 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £28,000 - £34,000
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 9 August 2026
Client Services Co-ordinator (Client Gardeners) – Thrive
Coordinate client gardener referrals, onboarding and day-to-day office support for a London therapeutic gardening programme.
📍 London 🏷 Part-time
💷 £26,215 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 21 August 2026
Centre Manager – Redpoint Worcester
Manage day-to-day operations, staff and safety compliance across a climbing centre and inflatable park during maternity cover.
📍 Worcester 🏷 Maternity Cover | Full-time
💷 £30,000 - £40,000
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 31 August 2026
Strategic Estates Asset Manager – Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park
Lead strategic planning for a national park’s land and property estate, guiding investment, maintenance and disposal decisions.
📍 Balloch 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full or Part Time
💷 £47,556 - £55,433
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 11 August 2026
Planning Officer – New Forest National Park
Assess planning applications and appeals, negotiating solutions and investigating breaches of planning control across a national park.
📍 Lymington 🏷 Part-time
💷 £27,385 - £33,901 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 3 August 2026
Procurement Co-ordinator (PeacePlus Nature) – RSPB
Coordinate procurement, tendering and supplier compliance across a cross-border nature recovery programme restoring bog and grassland habitats.
📍 Northern Ireland 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £34,018 - £36,319
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 18 August 2026
Construction Manager – Canal & River Trust
Lead a team maintaining and repairing canals, locks and historic waterway infrastructure across Yorkshire and the North East.
📍 Doncaster 🏷 Full-time
💷 £42,165
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 25 August 2026
Management Accountant – Woodland Trust
Produce monthly management accounts and financial reporting, partnering with budget holders to support strategic planning.
📍 Flexible 🏷 Full-time
💷 £46,040
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 16 August 2026
PMO Analyst – Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Manage day-to-day project support, financial governance and reporting across a multimillion-pound capital programme of new build and conservation projects.
📍 Richmond 🏷 Full-time
💷 £39,243 - £40,180
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 23 August 2026
📣 Communications, Engagement & Impact
Wilder Communities Officer – Devon Wildlife Trust
Lead community engagement initiatives that inspire local action for nature and develop community leadership across Devon.
📍 Exeter 🏷 Maternity Cover | Part-time
💷 £28,620 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 2 August 2026 ⏳
Digital Content Officer – Eryri National Park
Produce bilingual video, podcast, social media and web content sharing a national park’s stories across its digital channels.
📍 Penrhyndeudraeth 🏷 Full-time
💷 £32,061 - £36,363
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 12 August 2026
Raven Network Co-Lead – The Raven Network
Lead a peer-support network for people of colour in nature conservation towards becoming an independent, self-sustaining organisation.
📍 Remote 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Part-time
💷 £45,000 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 12 August 2026
Head of Income Generation – Ocean Youth Trust Scotland
Lead fundraising strategy, donor partnerships and voyage sales income while managing a small development team.
📍 Greenock 🏷 Full-time
💷 £42,160 - £45,092
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 16 August 2026
Fundraising Assistant – Northumberland National Park
Support fundraising applications, donor stewardship and digital communications that help fund conservation across a national park.
📍 Hexham 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Part-time
💷 £25,989 - £27,254 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 11 August 2026
🙌 Voluntary & Trustee Roles
Chair of the Board – Letters to the Earth
Chair board meetings and guide governance strategy while supporting the CEO through an ambitious growth phase.
📍 London 🏷 Volunteer
💷 Voluntary
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 17 August 2026
Trustee – Welsh Mountain Zoo
Provide strategic governance and expertise to help shape the future of Wales’ National Zoo.
📍 Colwyn Bay 🏷 Volunteer
💷 Voluntary
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 3 August 2026
🎲 Wildcard of the Week
Head Guide – Kruger Untamed
Lead safari excursions and guide teams through Kruger National Park's wilderness, mentoring rangers and ensuring guest safety.
📍 Kruger National Park, South Africa 🏷 Seasonal
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 2 August 2026 ⏳
That’s a wrap for this week 🌿
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