The Wild Path #55
Someone's about to teach scuba diving in Cyprus for a living
Issue 55 - Week of 10th August 2026
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📬This Week on The Wild Path
Somewhere in Cyprus this week, someone's going to get paid to teach scuba diving in the Mediterranean, could that be you? Everything else is a bit more landlocked but no less interesting: a woodland estate to run across northern England, water voles to track down in the Welsh valleys, seal pups to fuss over on the Cornish coast, and a trustee seat going at the board that runs Plas y Brenin.
The beautiful Wadhurst Park wants an experienced gardener too, for anyone who'd rather spend their days elbow-deep in a garden rather than answering emails.
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This Week’s Round Up
🏞️ Parks, Estates & Landscapes
Experienced Gardener – Wadhurst Park
Working as part of a small garden team, help maintain and develop a wide range of garden areas to a high standard, using specialist horticultural skills and a sensitive, organic approach.
📍 Wadhurst 🏷 Part-time
💷 £31,000 - £35,000 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 6 September 2026
Head of Estate and Programmes - North – Woodland Trust
Lead strategic management of the Trust’s woodland estate across northern England, shaping major conservation programmes and site teams.
📍 Homebased 🏷 Full-time
💷 £55,500 - £57,500
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 30 August 2026
Community Garden Manager – Vauxhall City Farm
Manage organic garden operations and volunteer teams, keeping the farm’s growing spaces productive and biodiverse.
📍 London 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Part-time
💷 £29,000 - £31,500 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 18 August 2026
Estate & Conservation Assistant – Field Studies Council
Maintain habitats, grounds and estate buildings while supporting conservation monitoring and volunteer groups at a Surrey field centre.
📍 Mickleham 🏷 Part-time
💷 £24,785 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 28 August 2026
Garsdale-Hawes Project Manager – Yorkshire Dales National Park
Lead development of a new accessible trail linking two Dales villages, working with landowners, funders and delivery partners.
📍 Bainbridge 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £37,280 - £41,771
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 31 August 2026
Wildlife Ranger – Northumberland County Council
Protect internationally important shorebird populations and dune habitats along the Northumberland coast through monitoring, enforcement and public engagement.
📍 Morpeth 🏷 Full-time
💷 £28,598 - £31,022
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 31 August 2026
🏕️ Outdoor Education & Instruction
Activities and Events Contributor – Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Bring Iron Age heritage to life for visitors and school groups through hands-on activities at a reconstructed settlement.
📍 Castell Henllys 🏷 Part-time
💷 £25,185 - £26,403 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 16 August 2026 ⏳
Engagement Officer (Natural Health Service) – North York Moors National Park
Deliver nature-based walking, cycling and green social prescribing programmes that build confidence and wellbeing for local participants.
📍 Helmsley 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Part-time
💷 £17,120 - £18,860 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 6 September 2026
🛍️ Outdoor Brands, Retail & Commercial
Creative Designer – Cotswold Outdoor
Design digital and in-store creative assets that bring marketing campaigns and customer journeys to life.
📍 Swindon 🏷 Full-time
💷 £30,000 - £33,000
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 31 August 2026
Store Manager – Vivobarefoot
Lead a store’s transition from classic retail into an outlet model, shaping sales strategy, stock and team standards.
📍 Bristol 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Demand Planner – Dryrobe
Forecast demand and optimise inventory levels to keep retail and wholesale channels consistently stocked.
📍 Braunton 🏷 Maternity Cover | Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Technical Repair Specialist – Apidura
Repair and maintain cycling packs while tracking failure trends to improve products and repair processes.
📍 London 🏷 Part-time
💷 £15 - £20/hour
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Senior Ecommerce Campaigns Specialist - lululemon
Plan and deliver ecommerce storytelling campaigns across five EMEA websites, from strategy through to reporting.
📍 London 🏷 Maternity Cover | Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
🌱 Nature, Conservation & Environment
Head of Land Management – John Muir Trust
Lead land management delivery across 24,000 hectares of wild land, overseeing deer control, invasive species work and path maintenance.
📍 Scotland 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 6 September 2026
Project Officer - ZSL Seascape Programme (Oysters) – Zoological Society of London
Lead native oyster restoration fieldwork and community engagement across the Essex and Kent coasts.
📍 West Mersea 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £29,173 - £31,941
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 17 August 2026
Conservation Officer – Wild Cymru
Map upland water vole colonies and lead habitat and community conservation work across South Wales.
📍 Rhondda 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Part-time
💷 £27,000 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 24 August 2026
Species Recovery Officer – White Cliffs Countryside Partnership
Lead delivery of habitat management, ecological surveys and species recovery plans for eight rare chalk specialists in Kent.
📍 Dover 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £28,996
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 23 August 2026
Irish Bird Atlas Project Manager – BirdWatch Ireland
Coordinate volunteer surveyors and organise national bird survey coverage for the 2027–31 Irish Bird Atlas.
📍 Kilcoole 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 €40,000 - €45,000 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 11 September 2026
Senior Project Officer – The Conservation Volunteers
Lead delivery of a flagship health and wellbeing Green Gym programme, supervising volunteers in hands-on habitat management across Camden.
📍 London 🏷 Full-time
💷 £29,359
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 3 September 2026
Project Assistant - South Central (Hampshire & Surrey) – Newt Conservation Partnership Trust
Help create and restore freshwater habitat for great crested newts through fieldwork, monitoring and data collection across southern England.
📍 Bournemouth 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £24,000
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 4 September 2026
🐾 The trail doesn’t stop here - scroll on for more roles 👇
From the Community 📸
A vibrant poppy field next to Lesbury Viaduct in Northumberland
Credit: @guestydavid
We love sharing photos from our community doing what we all love most: being outdoors. Have one you’d like us to share?
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📣 Community & Support
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🛠️ Freelance Roles
Events Coordinator – Another Way
Coordinate youth climate festivals and events, from venue sourcing to speaker logistics and stakeholder relationships.
📍 Remote 🏷 Freelance
💷 £120/day
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 5 September 2026
Social Media & Content Creator – Wanderlust Camping Club
Travel the UK’s certified network of hidden-gem sites creating video and social content for the community.
📍 Nationwide 🏷 Freelance
💷 £120/day
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 23 August 2026
Cultural Tour Leader – Wilderness Scotland
Guide small groups through Scotland’s landscapes, history and culture on multi-day tours.
📍 Aviemore 🏷 Freelance
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
🌟 Internships & Traineeships
Business Centre Advisor Apprentice – Peak District National Park
Provide front-line business support and customer service for a national park authority while training toward a business qualification.
📍 Bakewell 🏷 Apprenticeship
💷 £24,796 - £26,403 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 19 August 2026
🧭 Operations, People & Systems
Corporate Administration Officer – Exmoor National Park
Support governance, committee processes and executive administration that keep national park leadership and decision-making running smoothly.
📍 Dulverton 🏷 Full-time
💷 £32,597 - £36,363
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 31 August 2026
Finance Business Partner – RSPB
Partner with senior conservation leaders across England, providing financial insight and challenge that shapes reserves and delivery budgets.
📍 Sandy 🏷 Full-time
💷 £48,733 - £51,820
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 23 August 2026
Construction Operative – Canal & River Trust
Maintain, repair and restore historic canal infrastructure, from lock gates to towpaths, keeping waterways safe and open.
📍 Stoke-on-Trent 🏷 Full-time
💷 £26,315
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 17 August 2026
Outreach Worker – Venture Trust
Provide one-to-one outreach support, preparing participants across Ayrshire for wilderness journeys and positive next steps.
📍 Ayrshire 🏷 Full-time
💷 £27,266
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 28 August 2026
RMI Operations Manager – London Climbing Centres
Coordinate maintenance, contractors and compliance records across a network of London climbing centres.
📍 London 🏷 Full-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
Duty Manager – Summit Up Climbing Centre
Manage day-to-day running of a climbing centre, overseeing staff, safety and customer experience.
📍 Oldham 🏷 Part-time
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 13 September 2026
Finance Operations Leader – Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park
Lead financial transaction processing, controls and systems for a national park authority, driving month-end delivery and digital improvement.
📍 Balloch 🏷 Full-time
💷 £39,130 - £46,856
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 31 August 2026
Complaints and Compliance Officer – Girlguiding
Manage complaints and compliance cases, supporting volunteers to navigate sensitive situations across a national youth organisation.
📍 London 🏷 Full-time
💷 £40,049
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 16 August 2026 ⏳
Head of Contracts & Procurement - Greenspaces, Culture & Leisure – London Borough of Merton
Lead procurement and contract management for parks, leisure and cultural services across a London borough.
📍 Morden 🏷 Full-time
💷 £60,573 - £62,766
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 19 August 2026
📣 Communications, Engagement & Impact
Marketing and Events Manager – Vauxhall City Farm
Plan and deliver community, seasonal and corporate events that grow the farm’s profile and income.
📍 London 🏷 Full-time
💷 £29,000 - £31,500
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 18 August 2026
Philanthropy Manager - Major Donors – British Trust for Ornithology
Cultivate and steward major donor relationships worth £10,000 or more through tailored stewardship events.
📍 Thetford 🏷 Full-time
💷 £40,354
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 26 August 2026
Fundraising Manager – Vauxhall City Farm
Lead a fundraising strategy spanning trusts, statutory funding, corporate giving, individual donors and legacies.
📍 London 🏷 Part-time
💷 £33,000 - £38,000 pro rata
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 18 August 2026
Marketing & Fundraising Coordinator – Cornish Seal Sanctuary
Create social content and coordinate fundraising campaigns celebrating seal pup rescue and release stories.
📍 Gweek 🏷 Full-time
💷 £24,810
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 21 August 2026
Business Development Manager – National Parks Partnerships
Build and manage a pipeline of corporate partnerships, from prospecting through pitching to closing deals.
📍 Remote 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £40,785
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 24 August 2026
Development Officer (Partnerships & Fundraising) – National Landscapes Association
Build corporate partnerships and funding relationships that diversify income for landscapes across the UK.
📍 Shrewsbury 🏷 Full-time
💷 £39,060 - £44,060
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 21 August 2026
Communications & Campaigns Manager – Marine Conservation Society
Shape stakeholder communications, campaigns and storytelling that build public trust in ocean conservation work.
📍 Remote 🏷 Full-time
💷 £30,000 - £35,000
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 20 August 2026
Marketing and Events Manager – Climate Spring
Lead marketing, events and community engagement activity for a climate storytelling and screen industry initiative.
📍 London 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £45,000 - £48,000
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 8 September 2026
Policy & Advocacy Officer (All-Ireland) – The Rivers Trust
Track water policy developments across Ireland and Northern Ireland, shaping advocacy strategies and stakeholder engagement on freshwater issues.
📍 Remote 🏷 Fixed Term Contract | Full-time
💷 £35,529 - £37,503/€46,258 - €48,828
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: 21 August 2026
Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships – Tyne Rivers Trust
Lead fundraising strategy and donor relationships that grow support for river restoration across the North East.
📍 Corbridge 🏷 Full-time
💷 £50,000
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 6 September 2026
🙌 Voluntary & Trustee Roles
Nominated Trustee, Mountain Training Trust Board – Mountain Training UK & Ireland
Serve as the nominated trustee on the board that runs Plas y Brenin National Outdoor Centre.
📍 UK Wide 🏷 Volunteer
💷 Voluntary
🔗 Click here to apply 📄 Download job pack
📅 Deadline: 21 August 2026
🎲 Wildcard of the Week
PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor – Latchi Watersports Group
Teach PADI diving courses and lead underwater expeditions through the Akamas National Park's Mediterranean waters.
📍 Latchi, Cyprus 🏷 Seasonal
💷 Salary not listed
🔗 Click here to apply
📅 Deadline: Rolling
That’s a wrap for this week 🌿
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