Woodland Creation Officer

About the RRT

Ribble Rivers Trust (RRT) is a regional charity established in 1998 to protect and restore the Ribble Catchment, particularly its rivers, brooks, becks, and streams. Over the last decade, RRT has grown into a sector‑leading organisation, recognised for delivering results, strong partnerships, and a collaborative approach.

With support from a wide range of funders, we deliver practical habitat conservation work, including tree planting, woodland maintenance, fencing, wetland creation, river habitat improvements, and fish passage projects. We also work extensively with volunteers and an expanding network of Citizen Scientists who monitor the health of the catchment and the impact of our projects.

• Job title: Woodland Creation Officer
• Purpose: To work collaboratively to enable the creation of targeted woodlands that improve the Ribble catchment
• Location: Clitheroe
• Hours: Full‑time | 37.5 hours per week
• Salary: £27,500 – £33,500p.a. dependant on experience
• Contract: 24 months (with possibility of extension, subject to funding)

In 2020 the Trust launched a decade‑long campaign, Lancashire Woodland Connect, to deliver 500 Ha of new woodland by 2030 in targeted locations that will improve the rivers of the catchment, seeking to restore and improve ecosystem functions (including woodland networks) that will provide ecological and socio‑economic benefits.

As such, the Trust is looking to recruit a competent, organised, and enthusiastic person with a passion for woodlands and rivers. The successful candidate will join a vibrant and talented team of 29, delivering a diverse portfolio of projects improving rivers in the Ribble Catchment. Specifically, the role will be working within the Land Management team to achieve the aims of the Lancashire Woodland Connect campaign and related projects.

This person should have experience in woodland (including riparian) creation development and delivery, from approaching landowners to supervising contractors.