Lead Ranger

Summary This is a new Lead Ranger role, delivering countryside management and engagement across the northern half of the National Trust''s Wiltshire Landscape Property Group, including a number of countryside sites around Lacock. The role will be based near Avebury, at West Kennett Farm, SN8 1QF.What it''s like to work here Avebury sits at the centre of the National Trust''s North Wiltshire Property Group. Set in the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site, Avebury is known for its distinctive and internationally important archaeology and chalk grassland. Nearby are the important sites of Windmill Hill - a Neolithic causeway enclosure - Lockeridge Dene and Piggledene, with natural sarsen boulder streams. Further north-east sits The Coombes at Hinton Parva, a distinctive steep-sided chalk valley with a rich botanical diversity. Heading west, you find Calstone and Cherhill, a further 200ha of species-rich chalk grassland and Iron Age hillfort with rare species such as the Burnt Tip orchid and Wart-biter cricket. Further afield you''ll care for Sutton Land Meadows with thousands of Green Winged orchids. We will shortly incorporate into the portfolio a number of countryside sites around Lacock, providing habitat opportunities including the creation of new woodland and hedges, and management of lowland meadows. You will play a pivotal role in maintaining and developing these iconic places to ensure that both ancient and new habitats are cared for with the correct management ..... full job details .....