Wildlife Ranger Manager

We are looking to recruit a Wildlife Ranger Manager to join the FLS East Region Wildlife Management Team. The post will be based working out of our Dunkeld Office covering the Highland Perthshire, Angus, and Fife areas of East Region. Occasional support to elsewhere in the Region may occur.

Forestry and Land Scotland is the Scottish Government agency responsible for managing Scotland’s national forests and land. Key roles are delivering a sustainable resource of timber, improving, and expanding native habitats, mitigating climate change, and providing space for public recreation. Sustainable deer and wildlife management is the foundation to achieving the Scottish Governments resource, native habitat, and climate targets.

East Region extends from Nairn in the Northwest to the forests of north Fife and Perthshire in the south. It includes substantial parts of the Cairngorms National Park and the river catchments of Spey, Deveron, Don, Dee, South Esk and Tay.

The region has an annual harvesting program of approximately 530k m3 per annum and restocking of over 1000ha/ annum along with ambitious woodland creation targets. A programme of peatland restoration is underway, and the Region has significantly scaled windfarm developments in planning.

The Region’s forests play a key role in providing recreation and tourism attracting large numbers of visitors with key sites at Tentsmuir, Faskally and Queen’s View in the south and the peri urban forests in Aberdeen City, the upland walks of Bennachie and the coastal forests of Roseisle and Culbin in the north. There are in addition numerous forests where the primary aim is sustainable timber production.

This is an exciting time for wildlife management within FLS as we work to deliver against the recommendations of the Scottish Government Deer Working Group Report. Through the professional management of deer densities and damage impacts, FLS can protect its planting, natural regeneration and a wide range of habitats, soils, ground flora and understorey. This role will play a key part in achieving these goals and allowing East Region to contribute significantly to the Scottish Government’s Green Recovery, Climate Change, and Biodiversity objectives.