Company

National TrustSee more

addressAddressDyfed
type Form of workContract, full-time
salary Salary£22,152 per annum
CategoryEnvironmental

Job description

Summary

The voice of our landscapes, champion of conservation and of all things outdoors, you’ll help to keep the Welsh countryside wonderful. Working in one of the nation’s most stunning places and spaces, come rain or shine, your love of the outdoors will inspire others as you strive to ensure that landscapes are beautifully presented and continue to take our visitors’ breath away.

National Trust Cymru are looking to recruit an experienced Ranger or Countryside Warden to help deliver its biodiversity and community engagement objectives on the 1167ha Dolaucothi Estate, which is located near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire. The role is funded by the National Lottery and Welsh Government under The Woodlands Investment Grant (TWIG) and will provide the means to reach a number of our critical Land and Nature objectives for our in-hand woodlands.

Dolaucothi Woodlands Ranger. Full time, Fixed term role for 22 months

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Llais ein tirluniau, hyrwyddwyr cadwraeth a’r rheiny sy’n caru popeth am yr awyr agored, byddwch yn helpu i gadw cefn gwlad Cymru’n hardd. Gan weithio yn un o leoedd a mannau mwyaf godidog y wlad, waeth beth yw’r tywydd, bydd eich cariad tuag at yr awyr agored yn ysbrydoli eraill a byddwch yn ymdrechu i sicrhau bod tirluniau’n cael eu harddangos ar eu gorau ac yn parhau i syfrdanu ymwelwyr.

Dymuna Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol Cymru benodi Ceidwad neu Warden Cefn Gwlad profiadol er mwyn cynorthwyo i gyflawni ein hamcanion bioamrywiaeth ac ymgysylltu â’r gymuned ar Ystâd 1167ha Dolaucothi, sydd wedi’i leoli ger Llanymddyfri, Sir Gaerfyrddin. Mae'r swydd hon wedi’i hariannu gan y Loteri Genedlaethol a Llywodraeth Cymru drwy’r Grant Buddsoddi mewn Coetiroedd (TWIG), a bydd yn ein galluogi i gyflawni nifer o’n hamcanion allweddol parthed Tir a Natur yn ein coetiroedd.

Dolaucothi Woodland Keeper Llawn Amser, Cyfnod penodol am 22 mis

What it's like to work here

You'll be based at the Trust's Dolaucothi Estate, site of the only known Roman gold mine in Britain. The estate is made up of in-hand managed woodlands, tenanted farms, residential properties as well as leased Forestry land, along with a significant number of designated SSSI’s and Scheduled Ancient Monuments. You'll be working as part of the wider Carmarthenshire Ranger team who will support you in the delivery of this key Land and Nature project. If working as part of a dedicated team with the aim of protecting and enhancing the biodiversity of our woodland resources appeals to you, this is the perfect opportunity to be a part of something really special.

You'll need prior experience as a Ranger or similar and will have the ability and desire to engage with local stakeholders, land owners, project partners and especially the local community which is essential for this job. You'll be a self starter, someone who is eager to progress the project and will take others on that journey with you.

Sut brofiad yw gweithio yma

Wedi’i lleoli yn swyddfeydd yr Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol yn yr unig fwynglawdd aur Rufeinig y gwyddwn amdano ym Mhrydain. Byddwch yn gweithredu wrth wraidd un o leoliadau hanesyddol yr Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol, sef Ystâd Dolaucothi. Mae'r ystâd yn cynnwys coetiroedd a reolir, ffermydd â thenantiaid, eiddo preswyl, yn ogystal â Choetiroedd Ar Les a nifer sylweddol o safleoedd o ddiddordeb gwyddonol arbennig (SSSI) a Henebion Rhestredig. Byddwch yn gweithio fel rhan o dîm Ceidwaid ehangach Sir Gaerfyrddin, a fydd yn eich cefnogi wrth ddarparu’r prosiect Tir a Natur allweddol hwn. Os yw’r syniad o weithio fel rhan o dîm ymrwymedig gan anelu i amddiffyn ac ehangu bioamrywiaeth yn ein coetiroedd yn apelio i chi, dyma gyfle delfrydol i fod yn rhan o brosiect arbennig iawn.

Yn ogystal â phrofiad blaenorol o weithio fel Ceidwad, neu swydd debyg, bydd angen y gallu a’r awydd arnoch i ymgysylltu â rhanddeiliaid lleol, tirfeddianwyr, partneriaid prosiect, a’r gymuned leol yn enwedig, sy’n allweddol ar gyfer y swydd, a hynny’n ychwanegol i’r rhinweddau personol o fod yn hunanysgogol, yn awyddus i ddatblygu’r prosiect, ac yn barod i gymryd eraill dan eich adain

What you'll be doing

There are several strands to this project and its delivery objectives, but above all else it has nature at its heart.

You'll be surveying the estate for invasive, non-native species and arranging for control measures to be implemented, and surveying woodland boundaries to identify work relating to livestock control to protect these habitats from over grazing. Assessment of the connectivity of woodlands in relation to wildlife corridors and community/visitor access to these spaces for future improvement works will also be undertaken. You'll also be involved in the restoration of the parkland estate woodlands that are part of the Registered Historic Landscape and will work to protect Scheduled Ancient Monuments within those woodland features.

You'll be the first point of contact for the community working to engage with them in whatever capacity you can to keep them informed of progress and to encourage them to become involved whether as individual volunteers or for group activities - and you'll support us in the project’s practical delivery elements. This could include:- woodland planting, thinning, fencing, access improvements, installation of nest boxes (Pine Marten), control of non-native species and the design and installation of interpretation boards

In this role, you’ll work some weekends, bank holiday and evenings

Please also read the full role profile, attached to this advert.

Eich gwaith

Mae sawl haen i’r prosiect a’i amcanion darpariaeth, ond yn fwy na dim, mae natur wrth wraidd y cyfan.

Bydd gofyn i chi archwilio’r ystâd yn chwilio am rywogaethau estron, goresgynnol gan drefnu i weithredu mesurau rheolaeth, bydd gofyn hefyd i chi adolygu a gwirio ffiniau coetiroedd er mwyn adnabod unrhyw waith yn ymwneud â rheoli da byw sydd angen ei gyflawni er mwyn amddiffyn cynefinoedd rhag gorbori. Asesu cysylltedd coetiroedd o ran coridorau bywyd gwyllt ac ymgymryd â gwaith i wella mynediad i’r lleoedd hyn ar gyfer cymunedau/ymwelwyr y dyfodol. Adfer ystâd coetiroedd y parcdir sy’n rhan o’r Dirwedd Hanesyddol Gofrestredig, a gweithio i amddiffyn Henebion Rhestredig o fewn y coetiroedd hynny.

Chi fydd y pwynt cyswllt cyntaf ar gyfer y gymuned, ac oherwydd hyn, byddwch yn gweithio i’w hymgysylltu ym mha bynnag ffordd bosib er mwyn eu hysbysu o unrhyw ddatblygiadau, ac i’w hannog i gymryd rhan un ai fel gwirfoddolwyr unigol neu fel rhan o weithgareddau grwp fydd yn cefnogi darpariaeth elfennau ymarferol ein prosiect. Gall hyn gynnwys:- plannu coed, teneuo, codi ffensys, gwella mynediad, gosod blychau nythu (Bele’r Coed), rheoli rhywogaethau estron, a dylunio a gosod byrddau dehongli.

Yn y swydd hon, byddwch yn gweithio ar rai penwythnosau, gwyliau banc a gyda’r
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