South Walney Student Placement

South Walney Student Placement

Duration of placement: 10 months starting in early June 2025

We have an exciting opportunity for a student to join us on our 2025 South Walney student placement programme.

The 10 month programme includes a monthly bursary and will enable the successful applicant to gain hands on experience along with access to a range of training and development opportunities.

As part of the Nature Recovery Directorate, you’ll support the team of reserve staff in managing South Walney and Foulney island nature reserves. This will involve hands-on practical work, including habitat management, habitat management and estate maintenance, habitat and species monitoring, working with volunteer groups and visitors, and supporting the production of site management plans, reports, and data analysis.

Special Features of the Role:

Based on South Walney Nature Reserve, you’ll be an important part of the small team helping to protect this internationally important landscape for breeding birds, including arctic terns, ringed plover, oystercatchers and eiders.

A diverse and rewarding opportunity to champion nature reserves and important habitats across Cumbria. Develop practical skills to support and deliver important conservation works to enable nature’s recovery. You’ll gain skills and experience in habitat management whilst exploring and learning on a variety of sites from remote to popular visitor areas. 

The opportunities will be highly varied so the successful candidate will be well placed for a future career in nature conservation. Full training will be provided, including career development and outdoor first aid training, alongside our bursary package. 

It is expected that the placement will start around June 2025 (dates flexible) for a maximum of a 10-month period or to fulfill the requirements of your course. The successful student will join us for 4 days a week. However, we offer flexible working to suit the candidate, including flexible time for leave and other commitments to enable and support you in your role. 

Due to the nature of the work, a full UK driving licence and your own transport are essential. Travel expenses are provided.

Rented accommodation is available onsite at a subsidised monthly charge. Further information can be provided upon request.

To apply, please please click on the link below.

The deadline for applications is 09:00 on Friday 7 March 2025

Interviews will be held on 24 March 2025 at our offices in Kendal.

Please note that all sandwich placements need to be filled by individuals on a recognised sandwich programme or equivalent, while the individuals are enrolled at a university. working towards their undergraduate degree.

Cumbria Wildlife Trust is devoted to the conservation of the wildlife and wild places of Cumbria.