Summary
As a Ranger, you’re a champion of nature conservation and the great outdoors, and you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring Sheringham Park remains well managed - for wildlife and for people. You’ll help care for its nationally significant wild garden, historic parkland, and woodland, ensuring they thrive for future generations. You should be willing to work some weekends, bank holidays and evenings, and be on call.
You'll work 30 hours per week, with weekend working on a rota basis.
Interview date: 26th June 2026
What it's like to work here
You’ll be part of a passionate countryside team based at Sheringham Park, within the Norfolk Coast, Broads and Sheringham portfolio. The team is collaborative, supportive, and committed to high standards of conservation and visitor experience. Reporting to a Lead Ranger, you’ll work alongside other rangers, volunteers, and a gardener to care for one of Norfolk’s most iconic landscapes. This is a site with nationally significant rhododendron collections, diverse woodland, and stunning coastal views - an inspiring place to work.
What you'll be doing
You’ll play an important role in helping us achieve our restore nature goals. Your work will focus particularly on habitat management and site presentation. This includes carrying out safety checks to ensure all areas are safe for visitors, as well as undertaking routine practical tasks such as planting, felling, and operating machinery including chainsaws, strimmers, lawnmowers, and tractors. You’ll also help maintain paths and viewpoints, and support the ongoing care and control of rhododendron.
Other responsibilities include wildlife recording, maintaining site infrastructure, and engaging with visitors to enhance their experience.
You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached. You don't need to have all the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the role profile; this is just to provide a full picture of what's possible in this role.
Who we're looking for
We’d love to hear from you if you’re:
1. practically experienced in conservation work, to protect and improve habitats and landscapes
2. happy to talk to all kinds of people about the work you’re doing, and why it matters
3. hard-working and willing to learn
4. able to work safely, using risk assessments and following guidelines
5. experienced in managing land, access and conservation, and working outdoors
6. able to use machinery and equipment, with relevant certificates
7. good knowledge of woodland management
8. a driver with a full UK driving licence
The package
The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.
•Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
•Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
•Rental deposit loan scheme
•Season ticket loan
•EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria)
•Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
•Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
•Flexible working whenever possible
•Employee assistance programme
•Free parking at most Trust places