CJS Monthly. http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm CJS 2010 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:41:22 +0000 CJSMonthly@Countryside-Jobs.com Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:45:23 +0000 CJSMonthly@countryside-jobs.com FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.3.1) http://www.feedforall.com The latest edition of CJS Monthly is now online, read it in full here: http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm   (you may need to refresh your browser)


CJS Notices:
CJS Focus on Volunteering: advertise your 2012 volunteer requirements  - free of charge. See: http://www.countryside-jobs.com/Focus/Information.htm
CJS Calendar for 2012, download your copy from: http://www.countryside-jobs.com/printouts/Cal 2012.pdf


Jobs advertised in this Month's edition:
Director, Malvern Hills Conservators
Seasonal Visitor Centre Coordinators, Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Door to Door Membership Recruiters, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
Assistant Consultant, Cain Bio-Engineering
Operations Manager, Cain Bio-Engineering

Other adverts:
Countryside Volunteers are being offered the chance of free training to improve their skills with Smart Training, two courses offered: Level 3 Diploma in Countryside Management and Level 3 Diploma in Volunteer Management.
Employers sought to offer immediate apprenticeships in Horticulture or Trees and Timber, Capel Manor College

Campaign information, petitions and notices:
Bird Survey Techniques for Ecological and Environmental Professionals Training Course, BTO

Top headlines from the past month: Click here to read

Training Calendar for March is 6 pagesClick here to read]]> http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm 5AA9BB5C-2789-442E-8F5B-B8BF3E338C3B Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:45:23 +0000 The latest edition of CJS Monthly is now online, read it in full here: http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm   (you may need to refresh your browser)


CJS Notices:
> CJS is delighted to announce that we are now endorsed by NATUR as well as by CMA and SCRA.  
> Happy Christmas and all the best for 2012 from the CJS Team, those all important dates, deadlines etc. plus our card to you all - this year from Office Dog Hebe
> CJS Calendar for 2012, download your copy from: http://www.countryside-jobs.com/printouts/Cal 2012.pdf
> Look out for CJS Focus on Trees and Hedges, included in full with this edition, read it here: http://www.countryside-jobs.com/Focus/Current.htm

Jobs advertised in this Month's edition:
Head of Nature Reserves and Land Management, Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Estate Manager, Formakin Garden Company
West Norfolk Heathlands Officer, Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Outdoor & Environmental Assistant (Environmental Project Development), Simonsbath House Outdoor Centre

Other adverts:
Countryside Volunteers are being offered the chance of free training to improve their skills with Smart Training, two courses offered: Level 3 Diploma in Countryside Management and Level 3 Diploma in Volunteer Management.
Employers sought to offer immediate apprenticeships in Horticulture or Trees and Timber, Capel Manor College

Campaign information, petitions and notices:
Urgent call for papers - the Mammal Society Conference 2012
Octavia Hill Awards, The National Trust is seeking 'Green Heroes'


Top headlines from the past month: Click here to read

Training Calendar for February is 4 pagesClick here to read]]> http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm 1DF8E104-1370-42DA-9F7C-659A0D9218A2 Thu, 8 Dec 2011 12:23:32 +0000 The latest edition of CJS Monthly is now online, read it in full here: http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm   (you may need to refresh your browser)

Jobs advertised in this Month's edition:
Living Landscape Advocacy Manager, Welsh Wildlife Trust
Find a full index of all the vacancies currently advertised on countryside-jobs.com at: http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Online_list.html

Details of volunteer vacancies, during the past month we've added 27 different adverts.
Remember you can advertise your volunteer vacancies free with CJS.
Volunteer placements are included as standard linage in CJS Weekly and also online free of charge with basic listing in CJS Daily Online, CJS Monthly (that's here!) and circulated by twitter, facebook and daily email readers.    Find out more and submit your adverts here. http://www.countryside-jobs.com/advertising/Volunteer_submit.htm

CJS Notices:
Biennial reader surveys.  Send your thoughts and feedback to the CJS Team and help shape the future direction for CJS

Campaign information, petitions and notices:
Interested in nature tourism in Scotland, Wild Scotland Annual Conference 6 December, Perth


Top headlines from the past month: Click here to read

Training Calendar for January is 1 pagesClick here to read]]> http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm 76195BD6-0F82-4C26-B860-97615F5AF94D Thu, 10 Nov 2011 13:24:08 +0000 The latest edition of CJS Monthly is now online, read it in full here: http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm   (you may need to refresh your browser)

Jobs advertised in this Month's edition:
Assistant Ranger, Bradgate Country Park
Senior / Principal Consultant - Oxford Office, Baker Shepherd Gillespie
Part time Development Assistant,  Living Lomonds Landscape Partnership (Fife Coast and Countryside Trust)
Full time Project Development Officer, Living Lomonds Landscape Partnership (Fife Coast and Countryside Trust)
Ecologist (maternity cover), Dartmoor National Park
Lecturer - Higher Education Ecology and Conservation, Sparsholt College Hampshire
Head of External Affairs, RSPB
Forest Education Initiative - Development Officer, Aberdeen Greenspace

CJS Notices:
Changes to CJS Weekly, now receive your weekly copy by email, direct to your inbox every Friday.  Also introducing a new lower rate for online only access.

Campaign information, petitions and notices:
Save a Space for Me, The Queen Elizabeth II field Challenge from Fields in Trust
Support growth - but not all costs. Planning for People from the National Trust
Petition Fish. Sign our petition and join our campaign to protect the UK's sea life, from The Wildlife Trusts (via @BernardTGurnard)
Rugged oil beetle hunt launched on 7 October by Buglife.
The 50 Ponds Challenge! 50 Ponds in24 hours! An ARG UK challenge in Essex

Top headlines from the past month: Click here to read  http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm#news
Lots of news this past month, top story all month has been the ongoing debate of the National Planning Policy Framework.

Training Calendar for November is 6 pages Click here to read http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm#training
]]> http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm 387451BE-9C66-4AB0-B1AE-4E4CE40D98C9 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:44:57 +0100 The latest edition of CJS Monthly is now online, read it in full here: http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm   (you may need to refresh your browser)

Jobs advertised in this Month's edition:
Countryside Connections Project Officer, City and County of Swansea
Ecologist, TACP
Development Manager (Touching the Tide), Suffolk County Council
Head of Wardens and Access Service, Snowdonia National Park Authority
Warden based at Loch Gruinart, RSPB
Education Ranger, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
Regional Youth Officer (maternity cover), RSPB (based Lancaster Office)
Head of Fundraising, Butterfly Conservation
Find a full index of all the vacancies currently advertised on countryside-jobs.com at: http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Online_list.html

Details of volunteer vacancies, currently we're listing 31 different adverts.
Remember you can advertise your volunteer vacancies free with CJS.
Volunteer placements are included as standard linage in CJS Weekly and also online free of charge with basic listing in CJS Daily Online, CJS Monthly (that's here!) and circulated by twitter, facebook and daily email readers.    Find out more and submit your adverts here. http://www.countryside-jobs.com/advertising/Volunteer_submit.htm

Top headlines from the past month: Click here to read  http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm#news

Training Calendar for November is 6 pages Click here to read http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm#training

]]> http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm 87303616-BC86-4614-A426-DE65169DF7FB Thu, 8 Sep 2011 15:06:56 +0100 Jobs advertised in this Month's edition:
Site Manager and Team Leader, Essex Wildlife Trust
Reserve Officer, Chalk Grassland (Bedfordshire), Beds, Cambs, Northants and Peterborough Wildlife Trust
Find a full index of all the vacancies currently advertised on countryside-jobs.com at: : http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Online_list.html

Details of volunteer vacancies, currently we're listing 31 different adverts.
Remember you can advertise your volunteer vacancies free with CJS.
Volunteer placements are included as standard linage in CJS Weekly and also online free of charge with basic listing in CJS Daily Online, CJS Monthly (that's here!) and circulated by twitter, facebook and daily email readers.    Find out more and submit your adverts here.

During the past month CJS Weekly has included details of 151 jobs.  To see these you have to subscribe, find out how at http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsweekly/Information.htm.
If you like CJS Monthly but want the information more often? What about CJS Weekly? Published every Monday and delivered direct to your doormat (or desk) or inbox.
Recent changes: More Content
Now includes the news headlines and receive the monthly training calendar of short courses.  We're increasing our news coverage to include the 'big stories' such as the forestry sell-off and the proposed badger cull with the original news plus reactions from relevant agencies, affected organisations and concerned groups.  We will also continue to look at the smaller news items which we think will be of interest; such as events at local Wildlife Trusts, reports for groups such as the Grassland Trust or Froglife.  Digital editions will include links to the original stories. Send your news direct to us at newsdesk@countryside-jobs.com
We will also include updates on the latest additions to the online Training Directory.

Easier to use
Print edition pages are now more streamlined with new headers and footers and the front page has been 'cleaned up'.  The online html/web page has also been improved with hyperlinks to all web and email addresses.  It's now fixed width to make it easier to view and to print.  All vacancies which are posted online now have a button linking the abbreviated Weekly linage to the full online advert which often has more information.

More ways to receive CJS
With improved technology, bigger mailboxes and smaller file sizes we are once again able to offer email subscriptions allowing you to get CJS Weekly direct to your mailbox – now no need to remember to check it online..

Top headlines from the past month: Click here to read
Monday 11 July.
Box containing 47 baby bats found dumped in Wiltshire – BBC news report following please for information from RSPCA
New Haven for High Brown - Butterfly Conservation
Prince of Wales launches National Countryside Week - Telegraph
Urban deer management - Scottish Government
'Small recovery signs' on burnt Upton Heath - BBC News
National Parks Week 2011 – nearly here! – National Parks: Get into the fresh air this summer – with National Parks Week events from July 25-31
His Royal Highness The Duke of Cornwall celebrates Dartmoor National Park’s 60th Anniversary – Dartmoor National Park Authority.
Hampshire farmer wins south east Nature of Farming Award - RSPB
Environment Agency urges farmers and water companies to act now in response to drought
Dragonfly habitat area launched at WWT Welney
Urban plants' role as carbon sinks 'underestimated' – BBC News report of paper published in Journal of Applied Ecology
St Abbs to benefit from Newman’s Own Foundation grant – National Trust for Scotland
EU revamps fishing policy to save depleted stocks - BBC report
Reaction from defra: Richard Benyon responds to Common Fisheries Policy reform proposals
Let's sea sense - fishing reform needed now, says RSPB
EU fishing reforms will give fish stocks a chance to recover says Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall writing in The Guardian
Walking Makes the Welsh Economy Healthy! – British Mountaineering Council
Peat bog depths in Cumbria measured in CO2 survey – BBC report of news from North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Campaign for National Parks celebrates 75 years: 75 years ago today, on 14 July 1936, a group of pioneering campaigners joined together to form the Standing Committee on National Parks, which is now the Campaign for National Parks.
The power of campaigning – Ruth Chambers, Deputy Chief Executive at the Campaign for National Parks, National Parks only exist because of the power of campaigning
Competition opens to create bigger and better local wildlife areas - Defra
Nature Improvement Areas – Reaction from the Wildlife Trusts
Scientists scale new heights to study Scotland's mountain birds - RSPB
      
Monday 18 July
Next steps to tackle bovine TB in England - Defra
Reactions  
Badger cull heads for further consultation By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News
CLA welcomes Government’s bTB badger control plan  
Industry's sigh of relief at progress on bTB - NFU
A black day for badgers as long-feared cull is confirmed - RSPCA
Politics Not Science Drives Move To Cull Badgers – The Mammal Society
Government 'to back badger cull for South West' – BBC News.  19 July 2011 Last updated at 08:14
RSPB response to badger cull
Culling is not the cure say the Wildlife Trusts
Ordnance Survey becomes part of Department for Business Innovation and Skills
Bee disease confirmed by Scottish Government
A pioneering project – Fish Map Môn – Countryside Council for Wales
SNH to step up environmental lagoon monitoring in Uists
Dartmoor farmers recognised for dedication to conserving wildlife – Dartmoor National Park
National Impact Assessment of LEADER report - RDPE
Royal Mail sends world’s first FSC certified stamps – Forest Stewardship Council    
Cardiff University Otter Project roadkill study results reported by BBC
Gamekeepers say they are the 'true protectors of the countryside', not the RSPB, reported in the Telegraph
Game managers and farmers urged to step in to save our woodlands - GWCT
Larch tree disease found in new areas of Britain – Forestry Commission
Highest orchid count for 25 years at Plantlife reserve
Offset your carbon footprint by planting a meadow, Telegraph article following publication of the Grasslands Trust report: Nature's Tapestry, The story of England's grasslands and why not all grass is green
British Divers Marine Life Rescue NEWS FLASH: Mass stranding of Pilot Whales in North Scotland 22/7/11 13:25 BST
Rare Sei whale spotted in Scottish waters reported by BBC Scotland
Effects of weather on red deer studied by UHI, BBC report

Monday 25 July
National Parks Week: 25 – 31 July 2011
It's Love Parks Week: 23/7 - 31/7
Farm Animal Week: 25 July – 31 July 2011
Woodland purchase to create new landscape – Forestry Commission
Wildlife threatened by short sighted planning reform warn RSPB
Radical planning shake-up threatens green fields - CPRE
Government must not relax vital planning controls – National Trust
The BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey 2010 report now published.
Sand Martins Flock To Brockholes - Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Felbrigg Hall tree death: National Trust 'not to blame' - BBC news
European accolade renewed for Peak District National Park
Sea exploration confirms species and Ice Age features - Scottish Natural Heritage
CAP leak confirms threat to environmental farming - RSPB
Skye residents take over Tormore Forest, reported by BBC.
New moves to boost tree planting for carbon capture – Forestry Commission
Woodlands are for wildlife, not just carbon - RSPB
Sign a scale to ‘shoal’ support for saving our seas – The Wildlife Trusts
Attenborough’s Record Roost – Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
Election promises for woodland fade – The Woodland Trust
Released by defra today: Bovine Tuberculosis: The Government’s approach to tackling the disease and consultation on a badger control policy  Summary of Consultation Responses
Funded societies - OPAL Grant Scheme 2011: The recipients of OPAL's 2011 Grants
Met Office recognised for encouraging biodiversity

Monday 1 August
Another Week - National Marine Week this time: 30th July - 14th August 2011
First Ever Seaweed Surveys on the North East Coastline – Durham Wildlife Trust
Coastal Access - Sinking Fast? - Ramblers
Woodland Trust searching for jubilee wood site – BBC news report on a Woodland Trust initiative.
Cairngorms wildness gets better protection – John Muir Trust
Marine wildlife survey in Loch Linnhe – Scottish Natural Heritage
Why Lord Patton must save the BBC Wildlife Fund writes Nicholas Milton on the Guardian's Environment blog
Cities could be the key to saving pollinating insects - BBC News
HM Treasury announcement on funding for Mountain Rescue.
Study offers winter lifeline for struggling farmland birds - RSPB
Avian pox: public help needed –report from Zoological Society of London, further information from RSPB & BTO
Calling all landowners of Caledonian pinewoods! - Plantlife
Scottish farm short-listed for top wildlife prize - RSPB
Woodland Trust data suggests record breaking spring for Mother Nature
Traps to catch 'killer' shrimps invading Yorkshire lakes – BBC local news
Studland Bay recommended as a Marine Conservation Zone – Dorset Wildlife Trust
Green light for new Essex power station – Department for Energy and Climate Change
Fatal Virus Strikes Again – Red Squirrel Survival Trust
Work starts to protect wildlife at RSPB Minsmere – Environment Agency
The axis of weevil – British Waterways
Ariel reports: End for Wildlife Fund (published after letter and comment – see below)
BBC Wildlife Fund must not be axed – letter in The Guardian
Green groups condemn decision to axe BBC Wildlife Fund, Guardian article following the letter
Model works out trees' maximum height, BBC news report following a paper published in Plos One
British lakes and canals hit by toxic algae scum, reported in The Guardian
Send your press releases and news updates to newsdesk@countryside-jobs.com or tweet @CountrysideNews using tag #cjspr


Training Calendar for October is 9 pages Click here to read

Additions to other sections of Training Directory
Two new surveys.
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust have added  'Life on the Verge' - Voluntary roadside wildflower surveyors
People's Trust for Endangered Species have added The Llangollen Canel Corridor Water Vole Study

  
Additions to CJS Classified this month.
Five new listings this month.
Ranger Service has been added to the Land and Countryside Management Consultancies section.
EverEdge lawn and border edging supplies has been added to the Horticulture and Permaculture section.
Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust are advertising their Conservation Working Holiday
The Barn Owl Trust's  Barn Owl Conservation Handbook is now advertised on the Books, Journals and Publications section.
Kent Wool Growers Ltd offers a wide range of farming services and products is now listed on the Agricultural suppliers section.


]]> http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm 4B99796C-B130-479D-A17D-EE0FB4BD7AA5 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:50:30 +0100 If you have any suggestions about areas we could or should include please let us know and we'll try to fill in the gaps.  Likewise if you have any information, events etc that you'd like featured please contact us (ranger@countryside-jobs.com) and we'll tell you what we can use and how to send it.

Jobs advertised in this Month's edition:
Senior Ecologist, TACP
Leasowes Assistant Warden, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Conservation Ranger - Education and Promotion, City of Lincoln Council
P/T Environmental Awareness Officer, Epping Forest Centenary Trust
Ecologist, Penny Anderson Associates Ltd
Promotion and Awareness Officer, Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust
Lecturer / Course Manager - Countryside Management, Reaseheath College
Find a full index of all the vacancies currently advertised on countryside-jobs.com at: http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Online_list.html

Information and advisory notices
The British Hedgehog Preservation Society has a range of free information and posters for displays and distribution.
Don't Cook Your Dog campaign, could you display a poster in your car park or put a sticker on your pay and display machine?


Top headlines from the past month: Click here to read
Monday 6 June
Trust Throws A Lifeline To Water Voles – Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Partnership project aims to bring a Highland landscape to life – John Muir Trust
Pearl-bordered Fritillaries spread across the North York Moors... – Butterfly Conservation
New plans promise flourishing future for the natural environment.  Natural Environment White Paper
CPRE: Green dream needs full Government support
The proof will be in the delivery – Butterfly Conservation
Natural Environment White Paper disregards access – warn Ramblers and BMC
92 steps to nature’s recovery? Ask The Wildlife Trusts
Government ambition for nature must deliver say RSPB
Woodland Trust response to publication of Natural Environment White Paper
Follow that Cuckoo! – a new BTO project.
National Parks welcome Natural Environment White Paper – English National Park Authorities Association
CLA welcomes recognition of land managers in Natural Environment White Paper
Environment white paper puts economic growth first says Fiona Reynolds, Director General of the National Trust, in the Guardian
‘Securing the value of nature’ - a sustainable investment or a raid on nature’s bank? - Plantlife
UK public opposed to badger cull, opinion poll suggests - BBC News
BBC-commissioned a survey has been released which found that the majority of people are against a cull of badgers.  - NFU Comment
East Dorset village wildlife breaks the records - Dorest Wildlife Trust
The drought is back, UK told reports the Guardian
Browned trees battered by storms – Forestry Commission
Consultation on air quality plans to meet nitrogen dioxide limits launched - defra
Swifts screaming for help - RSPB
BBC wildlife survey asks commuters to record sightings
Drought declared as shortages set to last until autumn – reports Telegraph
Dorset heath fire 'biggest since 1976' – BBC News
Drought declared in the Anglian region - Defra
New monthly Hydrological summary published, for May 2011 – Remarkable contrasts across the UK - CEH, 10 June 2011

Monday 13 June
The first white-faced darters emerge at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve after years of absence – Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Dog dips on the Itchen Navigation are the first of their kind to help protect wildlife - Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.
'Man-eating' shark rammed my boat, says Cornish fisherman, reported in The Guardian
Forest Europe summit 'to shape' policy - BBC News
Cows are having fewer calves because of climate change, CEH research reported in The Telegraph
Spotted! New atlas reveals trends in British ladybird species - CEH
New mapping tool for councils launched – Ordnance Survey
Ramblers 999 Campaign Appeal to Emergency Services: Don’t let walkers fall off the radar!
Public urged to name Britain’s forgotten wildlife - Natural England and The Guardian
White-tailed eagles help Scottish economy soar - RSPB
National Park Funding Crisis, Ruth Chambers (CNP) writing in in Green World Online
Starving blackbirds turn cannibal due to dry weather, Report in The Telegraph
  
Monday 20 June
Pylons could go ahead in national parks fear CPRE report the Telegrpah
Why our love of animals is killing the countryside says Chris Packham writing in the Daily Mail
Jim Paice: sky lanterns are causing problems in the countryside - defra
The future of England’s forests – have your say! - International Tree Foundation
RSPB wildlife warning over EU farmland funding - BBC
Rare vagrant parti-coloured bat found on Arran – BBC news and National Trust for Scotland
Bee disease confirmed – Scottish Government
Hill farming report should help target nature conservation support - SNH
Brand new digital map launches to share the love of green space - Groundwork
Ladybird made into 'zombie' bodyguard by parasitic wasp - BBC
Scales that tell tales - Defra
Batphone: from baddies to biodiversity - ZSL

Monday 27 June
White-tailed sea eagles flown in to Scotland- the BBC reports.
Woodland Trust report shows trees are more cost effective than turf in urban areas
24 hours to save the countryside - The National Trust reports
First UK Badger Vaccination Trial starts in Gloucestershire – Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
Modernising game law – The Scottish Government
Drop in electricity from onshore wind - The Telegraph

Monday 4 July
Horse chestnut collections rewrite leaf miner spread BBC news report following publication in Frontier.
New agreement struck for conservation and game interests - GWCT
Ospreys sat-tagged for African adventure - RSPB
Threats to Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty - CPRE
Rare fungus discovered during ‘wildlife bonanza’ – New Forest National Park Authority
Holding back the invaders – Scottish Natural Heritage
Peak District initiative on birds of prey – Peak District National Park Authority
Good progress being made on Woodlands for Wales – Forestry Commission
New UK Land Cover Map launched this week - CEH
Major survey lifts the lid on England’s relationship with the Great Outdoors – Natural England
Wetland loss threatens wildlife and people, leading conservationists warn - WWT
Foxes up, American mink down, Unique facts show it’s all in the bag for mammal monitoring from Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
Emergency Action for Dartmoor's ring ouzels - RSPB
Ramblers tells forestry panel: “have a heart of access as well as a heart of oak”
Survey shows black grouse increase at Cumbrian reserve – BBC news report
Extra Rangers in education drive to highlight capercaillie issues – SNH

CJS Focus on Outdoor Recreation in full Click Here to read
In association with Campaign for National Parks.
Eighteen pages of articles and adverts all related to recreation.
Lead article from CNP looks at the benefits of national parks.  Other articles include one from the Land Trust about the value of outdoor play, the Mountaineering Council of Scotland consider the benefits of climbing and the work done by the council, whilst Mountain Rescue outline how to avoid needing to call them out!  BADA-UK highlight the dangers of tick bites and how to remove them should you be unfortunate enough to be bitten, Simon King talks wildlife, cows and ostriches and lots more...

Training Calendar for September is 9 pages Click here to read

Additions to other sections of Training Directory
New Longer Courses: Level 3 Extended Diploma in Environmental Sustainability run by Bicton Earth
Level 1 & 2 Diploma Environmental Conservation with BTCV Northamptonshire
Volunteer Project Assistant Programme  with Groundwork Oldham & Rochdale(includes practical volunteering)
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Countryside & Environmental Management and Level 3 Extended Diploma in Wildlife & Environmental Conservation both at Bicton College

Additions to CJS Classified this month.
Anglo American Oil Company Ltd has been added to the Machinery page
Three additions to the Land and Countryside Management supplies page: Traxeyes Limited, BAG Supplies Ltd and Solar Slate
BTCV Young Explorers Club has been added to the Environmental Education Providers page
Bird Identification using colour keys from Jeanette Harris has been listed on the Books, Journals and Publications section]]> http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm B2982826-B25E-4DA6-BD40-684A8527D1D9 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:50:12 +0100 Jobs advertised in this Month's edition:
Woodland Projects Support Officer, Exmoor National Park Authority
Director Wales, British Association for Shooting and Conservation
Kingcombe Centre Manager, Dorset Wildlife Trust
Find a full index of all the vacancies currently advertised on countryside-jobs.com at: http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Online_list.html

Notices:
Still time to get your advert to us - just, deadline is 5pm tomorrow, Friday 10th June.
On 20 June CJS Focus on Outdoor Recreation will be published, this edition is in association with The Campaign for National Parks.
We have a wonderful, diverse selection of articles already lined up and it's sure to be widely read.  So if you'd like to promote your events programme, highlight a specific fayre or event or just throw the spotlight on your site write a fifty word advert and send it to us for free inclusion (as ever there are paid options for greater prominence). Submit your entry online at: http://www.countryside-jobs.com/Focus/Submit.htm  or email it to us: focus@countryside-jobs.com
Deadline for advertising is 5pm Friday 10 June
Please remember we reply to all emails and submissions so if you've not heard from us within one working day do contact us because your message may have gone astray.


Top headlines from the past month: Click here to read
Monday 9 May
Cash help for green ideas in the National Park - Yorkshire Dales National Park
Summer Comes Early As Cygnets Hatch at Abbotsbury Swannery
Catherine Zeta Jones backs appeal to buy Snowdonia farm - BBC News
Scots landowners call for licence to kill birds of prey rare bird - RSPB
Oaken Wood: conservation charity fights quarry proposals- Kent Wildlife Trust
Machine’s new lease of life is good news for threatened species - Forestry Commission Wales
Outdoor enthusiasts speak up for forest access - Ramblers
Voluntary approach failing to deliver wide-scale environmental benefits  - Campaign to Protect Rural England
Chick sex swayed by farm grazing reports Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News
Kent case opens door to wider destruction of UK's richest wildlife habitat – Woodland Trust
Why kill Scottish birds of prey? Says David Miller  of BBC Scotland
A new woodlouse for Scotland - Buglife
New initiative begins to remove mink in north Scotland – Scottish Wildlife Trust
Twitchers could be prosecuted for their iPhone warbles - Telegraph
Scottish field vole plague reaches record level – BBC News
Langford Lakes Nature Reserve – Planning permission granted – Wilshire Wildlife Trust

Monday 16 May
New data shows that some of Britain's most threatened butterflies showed encouraging signs of recovery last year. – Butterfly Conservation
Get the fuel good factor – Forestry Commission Scotland
Alpaca 'shepherds' drafted in to protect Snowdon flock – BBC News
Bats for Bath - Avon Wildlife Trust
Get Britain Buzzing - Buglife
London Wildlife Trust celebrates our 30th birthday today!
Keep pollution rules for farmland, says RSPB
SNH welcomes increase in outdoor recreation figures
Rutland Ospreys report that 08(97) is missing feared shot
Panel opens its doors for views on forests and woods and announces forest visits - defra
Natural flood protection project in Yorkshire given £235,000 boost - defra
Re-shaping forests to limit fire damage - Forestry Commission Scotland
UK Biodiversity Indicators – defra statistical release (pdf)
Farming minister says badger cull 'may not happen' – BBC news
Fear for mass stranding of whales – BBC news and WDCS
Endangered crayfish move to ark for the future – Environment Agency
CCW announces support for campaign to conserve an area of rainforest the ‘Size of Wales’…… ….on International Day of Biodiversity Sunday 22 May 2011
Summer comes early to southern England, says National Trust in The Guardian
Water companies must plan for a drier climate - Defra

Monday 23 May
Killer tree disease spotted by 'spy in sky' team reported by Jonathan Morris BBC News, Plymouth
Latest breeding bird survey results from WWT
Springwatching in Dorset- Live buzzard cam from Dorset Wildlife Trust
'Sat-nav' technology follows seabirds beyond the blue horizon - RSPB
Whales face mass beaching off Ireland after two found dead, reported in the Guardian
SNH: paths network faces challenges under climate change
Special praise for national park's 'new image' – Lake District National Park
Solar energy schemes could fry wildlife - action required to save bugs from light pollution - new report from Buglife
Britain has more woodland than it thought, new data shows – Forestry Commission
Forestry Commission to cut 250 posts in England report from BBC news
Credibility of Forestry Panel at risk as Defra slashes Forestry Commission by a quarter – Ramblers
Roaches remains open as rare plant disease is treated – Peak District National Park Authority

Monday 30 May
Cost of litter on course for one billion by 2015 -CPRE
Industry slams plan to replace farms with woodland – Farmers Guardian
become a hedgehog champion - People’s Trust for Endangered Species and British Hedgehog Preservation Society
Life's a beach for otters in Dorset - Dorset Wildlife Trust
Hidden value of nature revealed in groundbreaking study - DEFRA
RSPB hails new approach to valuing nature
National Ecosystem Assessment: Response from National Farmers Union
Yorkshire homeowner calls for law change over bat colony – BBC news
Plantlife comments on the National Ecosystem Assessment report
CEH welcomes the publication of the first National Ecosystem Assessment
The Countryside Alliance praises report recognising "hidden value" of natural environment
“Wales Synthesis” of the UK National Ecosystem Assessment -  CCW reaction
Action on natural environment key to Government’s green credentials - CPRE
We’re in favour of farming AND trees, says Coed Cadw (the Woodland Trust)


Training Calendar for August is 6 pages Click here to read

Additions to other sections of Training Directory
We have updated the Longer Courses section and subdivided the courses according to content.  These pages have details of courses longer than 10 days or occurring over several weeks. NVQs offered free in return for voluntary work to Master degree level.
The new pages are:
Agriculture: farming and those related to the agricultural industry
Arboriculture: tree care and management
Botany and Horticulture: covers everything from practical vegetable gardening to research into crop production
Ecology, Biodiversity - includes survey techniques: Includes biodiversity conservation and ecological consultancy, also covers courses such as Evolutionary Biology and behavioural ecology
Environment Education: become a trained leader within environmental education
Land and Countryside Management: for the theory behind the techniques, includes work based practical conservation and landscape management
Marine and Coastal: including offshore renewable energy to marine environmental management
Planning: town planning and related courses
Sustainability, energy, recycling and waste: from permaculture to environmental engineering, renewable energy and sustainable development
Hobby and Craft courses: Not really professional qualifications; this section covers craft courses which can be anything of interest and use in a countrysise career or using traditional skills. This section includes photography.

On the Surveys and Field Work page there is a new listing from Froglife, asking for assistance with the Frog Mortality Project.

  
Additions to CJS Classified this month.
Bat Planet has a new listing on the Wildlife Watching Supplies section.
Thorne Engineers Ltd have been added to the Machinery section
Log "Lift'nShift" from Graham Wheeler  has been added to the Land and Countryside Management supplies section
Two new listings added to the Land and Countryside Management Consultancies section, Albion Historic Environment and Keystone Habitats
Karin Chipulina offers Forest School education and has been added to the Environmental Education Providers
Both Keystone Ecology and Brookside Ecology have been added to the Ecological Consultancies section.]]> http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm D0148458-BE0C-4807-B6D6-8A9DF5C84627 Thu, 9 Jun 2011 11:03:02 +0100 Jobs advertised in this Month's edition:
Chief Executive, Devon Wildlife Trust
Community Tree Pack co-ordinator, Woodland Trust
Excavator / Tractor Driver, Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Senior Reserve Officer (Habitats), Rutland Water Nature Reserve (Leicester & Rutland Wildlife Trust)
Assistant Ranger, Surrey Wildlife Trust
Find a full index of all the vacancies currently advertised on countryside-jobs.com at: http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Online_list.html
Notices:
On 20 June CJS Focus on Outdoor Recreation will be published, this edition is in association with The Campaign for National Parks.
We have a wonderful, diverse selection of articles already lined up and it's sure to be widely read.  So if you'd like to promote your events programme, highlight a specific fayre or event or just throw the spotlight on your site write a fifty word advert and send it to us for free inclusion (as ever there are paid options for greater prominence). Submit your entry online at: http://www.countryside-jobs.com/Focus/Submit.htm  or email it to us: focus@countryside-jobs.com
Deadline for advertising is 5pm Friday 10 June
Please remember we reply to all emails and submissions so if you've not heard from us within one working day do contact us because your message may have gone astray.


Top headlines from the past month: Click here to read
Monday 11 April
Tick Bite Prevention Week: 11th - 17th April 2011
Farmers needed to help form rural policies reported by Caroline Stocks in Farmers Weekly
Co-operative 'Bee Road' plans to boost insect habitats- BBC News
Reactive nitrogen causing higher damaging emissions from forests in Europe than previously estimated - Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Bat Crime Review published by Bat Conservation Trust
£110 million revamp for England’s rivers - Defra
CPRE wins grant to promote public planning engagement
No hare loss in Braydon Forest - Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
SNH branches out by assisting Trees for Life
CCW marks its 20th Anniversary
Happy 60th anniversary to our landscape diamond! - Peak District National Park
Cornwall falcon DNA database aims to prevent thefts - BBC News
Natural England opens consultation on revised boundary extensions to the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks
National Trust call for protection for precious 'seascapes' in the Telegraph
Summer drought looms following 'driest March for 60 years' reported in The Guardian
National Parks at the heart of a new wildlife agenda - Campaign for National Park

Monday 18 April
Environmental campaigners angry as green laws labelled as red tape, The Guardian reports.
Buglife - Legal battle for bumblebee paradise
Warning over moorland fires in the Peak District
New Programme to demonstrate badger vaccination as effective alternative in bovine TB control - National Trust
So near yet sonar: British Waterways highlights plight of our only flying mammal
Jurassic Park! Shouts Plantlife, Threatened prehistoric plant thriving on Aldershot and Crookham Commons
Huge rise in bathroom rubbish on UK beaches reported in The Guardian
Traditional coppicing is a boost to bird species - RSPB
Concern over new Government consultation from Kent Wildlife Trust
Ramblers condemn government’s "Red Tape Challenge"
Earth Day's 41st anniversary celebrated by Google-  from the Guardian

Monday 25 April
Defra to remove problem monk parakeets from wild, reported by BBC
Survey reveals record numbers of rate butterfly - The Wildlife Trusts
Adaptable urban birds have bigger brains reports BBC Earth News
Fine weather brings desert dragonflies to Britain - British Dragonfly Society
Illegal Peat Extraction On Chat Moss - Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Almost extinct Red Kite makes comeback reports the BBC (from RSPB PR)
Join the early birds during International Dawn Chorus Day- The Wildlife Trusts
Groundwork calls on nation to love and to cherish green spaces
Public called to help vanquish the ‘Dirty Dozen’ waterway invaders - British Waterways
Writing in The Telegraph Germain Greer says "Britain's pine forests should be felled"

Monday 2 May
Monday was Mountain and Cave Rescue Awareness Day - Ramblers
UK gets its walking boots on and heads for the hills, Independent on Sunday report.
Forest fires: Wind and sun causing havoc- BBC News
Wild fires 'a threat' to ecology and soil quality - BBC News
Devon beaver experiment takes first bite - Devon Wildlife Trust
National Trust's Wimpole Home Farm seeks online farmers - BBC news report
Nature of Scotland Awards, hosted by RSPB
Quarry extension into ancient wood opens up protection battle - Woodland Trust
Thinking inside the box - Ramblers
Forest fires threaten rare wildlife - RSPB
Ynys-hir: Springwatch's new home for 2011 - BBC
RSPB welcomes Springwatch to new home
Shooting swans - a modern tale, BBC nature news


Training Calendar for July is 8 pages Click here to read
Study in the right environment, postgraduate courses at University of Derby, MSc Conservation Biology and MSc Environmental Management. www.derby.ac.uk/cjs

Additions to other sections of Training Directory
Longer courses  
MSc Environmental Risk Management at Cranfield University
Practical Vegetable Gardening with Stepney City Farm
Level 2 Diploma in work-based Environmental Conservation with BTCV

New Training Centre / provider listings this month from
Down 2 Earth Training
  
Additions to CJS Classified this month.
AGRECO has a new listing on the Land and Countryside Management supplies section
Under The Trees has been added to the Environmental Education Providers
Acorn Ecology Ltd if offering a Pioneer Ecology course which is listed on the Conservation Holidays section
See the adverts by Clicking Here]]> http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm 7EB09954-17A9-406B-AFF6-317568783D1F Thu, 12 May 2011 09:49:07 +0100 April edition now online in full.

Jobs advertised in this Month's edition:
Marine Planning Officer, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Access Assistant, Brecon Beacons National Park
Parks Grounds Maintenance Manager, Bristol City Council
Roding Valley Meadows Assistant Ranger, Essex Wildlife Trust
Seasonal Warden (Lyme Park, Cheshire), National Trust
Volunteer Bat Surveyor, Angela Graham Bat Consultancy Service
Volunteers, Wildlife For All Trust

Notices:
Bank Holidays: Fridays 22 and 29 April, CJS office will be open between 9am and 4pm - please note the earlier closing time. Our copy deadline for CJS Weekly will be 12 noon as usual, however if you have the day off you will need to ensure your copy reaches us on Thursday.  
Mondays 25 April and 2 May CJS office will be closed.

An abbreviated CJS Annual Review for 2010
Until 2005 CJS published an annual review of vacancies advertised the previous year, as adverts included less information directing applicant to website it became apparent that the full Review was no longer providing the full picture and it was decided to discontinue its publication. Since then we have kept basic details of vacancies for in house use.
2010 analysis of vacancies advertised by Countryside Jobs Service
Is a report on these basic details, with comparisons of the types of posts adverts, the employers, geographic location of the vacancies as well as contract type and length.
During 2010 CJS advertised 2588 new, not previously advertised paid posts.  This is a decrease of 1089 vacancies from 2009 and is almost entirely within the public sector, in 2009 we advertised 1802 public sector posts during 2010 this fell by 1134 to 675.
To read the full analysis, two pages. Download the PDF from: http://www.countryside-jobs.com/Jobs/2010analysis.pdf


Top headlines from the past month:
£3.2 million boost for people and wildlife – Natural England
Good news for wildlife as bill gets tough - RSPB
Biodiversity panel will put species loss in the spotlight: reported in The Guardian
Grazing Exmoor ponies to protect County Durham flowers - BBC News
Call to protect bracken control chemical from EU ban- BBC news
RSPB launches ambitious campaign for global wildlife Stepping Up for Nature
Trees felled at Smardale Gill Nature Reserve prevent railway line collapse - Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Funding helps bring back rare butterfly - Devon Wildlife Trust
This project was highlighted as a Case Study in the lead article in the November Focus on Wildlife, Click Here to read the article
Miles King, Chief Exec of The Grassland Trust writes on his blog: Dark Days Return: farm subsidies drive environmental destruction
Adders, toads and lizards are disappearing from UK – BBC News in response to report from ARC. By Emma Brennand, Earth News reporter
Scotland's nature on the up - SNH
Peregrine falcon found shot dead in Lincoln – BBC news
Police are investigating after a one-year-old peregrine falcon was found shot dead in Lincoln.
Ban on informal camping: Scottish Government
Government boosts hill farm and upland communities support - Defra
  
Monday 14 March
Now or never for the future of our seas – Dorset Wildlife Trust
Defra proposals on the use of peat could seriously damage the sustainability of the UK’s grower businesses, the NFU said today.
Funding for rural Scotland - The Scottish Government announced today.
Call for people to help wildlife flourish by planting native woodland – Woodland Trust
Forestry advisory panel membership announced - Defra

Monday 21 March
March 21-27 is Climate Week
SNH welcomes new Land Use Strategy
Conservationists help give owls a home - Exmoor National Park
Road salt implicated in mass mortality of Great Crested Newts - ARC
On World Water Day WWT announces: Poll results highlight public concern over flooding and water
More protection for seal breeding areas - Scottish Government
Progress for sea eagles in Scotland – SNH announcement.
Sea eagles given more protection – BBC News report.
Osborne fails to step up for the environment RSPB reaction to today's budget.
Dorset Wildlife Trust's Amazing 50 year journey
CPRE Budget 2011 response: Green shoots buried under concrete
Budget 2011 Defra statement - Published on Wednesday 23 March 2011 at 7:28pm, Welcoming today’s Budget statement, Environment Secretary
Trading zone 'first' for national park - Lake District National Park
Returning Ospreys.
Report One from Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust The Ospreys are back!
Report Two from RSPB: Early bird EJ kicks off osprey season

Monday 28 March
Neighbour inherits ‘tallest tree’ title – Forestry Commission Wales
RSPB launches new landscape scale conservation project The new RSPB Fens ‘Futurescape’ project
Egg-citing start to protection watch over peregrine nest – Scottish Wildlife Trust
Experts to perform health check on England’s only venomous snake, ZSL
The Telegraph reports - Kate Humble: 'countryside walks should be mandatory'
National Trust launches £1m appeal to buy farm and lake in Snowdonia, reported in The Guardian
Index of abundance for Scottish Terrestrial breeding birds, 1994 to 2009 - SNH
Volunteers slow the flow with 3,000 trees – North York Moors National Park
Two from SNH today: Progress for sea eagles in Scotland And also: New studies highlight state of capercaillie productivity in Scotland
Defra announces New era for waterways
Small birds bounce back - results of this year's RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
Forests sale 'within four years' reports Emily Beament in The Independent
Fences will help 'rare' lake district woodland – Lake District National Park
'Historic day' for South Downs National Park – BBC news
Welcome to the South Downs National Park – from the homepage of their new website

Monday 4 April
Battlelines drawn over St Kilda's protection reported in Scotland on Sunday.
Green light for research into forest management effects on woodland birds News from Forest Research
Sir David Attenborough asks gardeners to help save the butterfly in The Telegraph
Adam Henson tells 'grumpy' farmers to re-brand in The Telegraph
RSPB says: South Downs National Park an opportunity for conservation
The Big Swab 2011 by ARG UK
Is shark or killer whale at large near Great Yarmouth? Reported in the Eastern Daily Press
Wales to DNA 'barcode' plants – BBC News report
Neighing for nature - RSPB
Lucky lottery win for rare black grouse Lucky lottery win for rare black grouse – Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust
Government gives £25m boost to global wildlife initiative - defra
Coed Cadw (The Woodland Trust) launches its Manifesto


Training Calendar for June is 9 pages
Study in the right environment, postgraduate courses at University of Derby, MSc Conservation Biology and MSc Environmental Management. www.derby.ac.uk/cjs

Additions to other sections of Training Directory
Longer courses
Warwickshire College has added seven new long courses,
Level 2 Diploma in Agriculture
Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Agriculture
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Agriculture
Level 2 Diploma in Countryside Management
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Countryside Management
Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Countryside Management
Level 1 Diploma in Agriculture & Environmental Conservation

New Training Centre / provider listings this month from
Busybees
Horticultural Landscape Solutions
Bedford College Training Services
MHM Training Centre
Field Studies Council
  
Additions to CJS Classified this month.
Three new Environmental Education Providers The Mammal Society, Acorn Ecology and Institute of Ecology & Environmental Management (IEEM)
Three new Ecological Consultancies Wales Environment Link Wales Environment Link (WEL) is an umbrella body for environmental / countryside Non-Governmental organisations; Biocensus and Neville Davies who offers a wide range of ecological surveys.
Spraytech Europe's Biggest Spot Sprayer Supplier
Our Wild Life : Nature photography by John & Tracy Langley
Just Magnifiers supply (wholesale) many types of magnifying glasses
Institute of Organic Training & Advice (IOTA) is the professional body for advisers and trainers providing services in organic food and farming]]> http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm 08CCDA61-E298-4C80-ADBB-46A5917BFA8C Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:29:20 +0100 March edition now online in full.

Jobs advertised in this Month's edition:
Landscape Manager, Nene Park Trust
Community Rangers, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Partnership Manager, Lothian & Fife Green Network Partnership
Reserves Officer, Dorset Wildlife Trust
Trainee Opportunities across the Midlands, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
Seasonal Secondary Education Officer, Surrey Wildlife Trust
West Norfolk Heaths and Fens Warden, Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Seasonal Ecologist (part time) Swift Ecology Ltd
Conservation Officer (Planning and Wider Countryside – Oxfordshire), Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
Seasonal Warden, The Greensand Trust
Upland Footpath Worker, Upland Access Ltd
Ranscombe Project Manager, Plantlife
4 x Ecological Surveyors to include one Wildlife Photographer, Lulworth Estate, Dorset.

Find a full index of all the vacancies currently advertised on countryside-jobs.com at: http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Online_list.html


Top headlines from the past month:
Week Beginning 7 February
Wheelie good scheme for youngsters with disabilities – New Forest National Park
This is Devon, from The Herald:  Marine life 'returning to Lyme Bay' following controversial dredging ban
The Future of the Public Forests, Sussex Wildlife Trust: Our Concerns
WWF: Our stance on UK forest sell-off
Work of upland farmers ‘must be recognised’ Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority
Scientific study backs fight to save farmland birds - RSPB
Designation goes, but Arran glen remains important for nature - SNH
National Trust signals return to 'radical roots' over forest sell-off reported in The Guardian
National Trust to build 100 miles of footpaths, reported in The Telegraph
A helping hand for garden birds - BTO
The forest sell-off is not radical enough writes Eamonn Butler, director of the Adam Smith Institute, a free-market thinktank in Comment is Free in the Guardian
National Park Authority supports full local representation - Peak District National Park

Week Beginning 14 February
National Nest Box Week 2011 - National Nest Box Week, launched by the British Trust for Ornithology, in partnership with Jacobi Jayne, will once again take place from the 14 February – 21 February 2011.
A Forest and Wildlife Service - let's have one please writes the RSPB's Mark Avery
Butterflies come out on top by public vote – Butterfly Conservation
Cautious welcome for Forest Rethink - Ramblers
Campaigners start legal strike against railway litter - CPRE
Woodland Trust launches first interactive woods website by Matthew Appleby in Horticulture Week
Woodland Trust launches visitwoods.org.uk - image: Woodland Trust
CCW Council agrees to proceed to consultatation on a Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Designation Order
A meeting of the Countryside Council for Wales yesterday (Monday 14th February 2011) agreed to take the next step in extending the Clwydian Range Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) to include the
RSPB calls for creation of Forest and Wildlife Service
David Cameron bows to pressure over English forest sale - reports the Guardian
Fife raptor poisoning suspected - SNH
Rare hazel pot beetle makes its hideout in Sherwood Forest – Natural England
The future of forestry in England: Defra statement published on Thursday 17 February 2011 at 12:58pm
Reactions:  Campaign for National Parks
Scottish Wildlife Trust Head of Policy Tony King
Apology accepted - Ramblers welcomes rethink on England’s forests
Don't walk away from forestry reform, RSPB warns
Forests sell-off abandoned as Cameron orders U-turn, reported in the Guardian.
Forest sell-off rethink Save our Woods reaction
Mark Avery's blog Forests again  Quickly followed by: All change on forests - or no change on forests?
CPRE looks to the future of woodlands as sell off scrapped
Forestry U-turn ‘disappointing’, says CLA, but ‘debate is welcome’
A Bolder Vision for Forests - Woodland Trust 'Manifesto for forests' - Woodland Trust
Conservation Dogs: eco researchers.  Report in the Independent. [office dog Hebe insisted we include this one!]
Report shows persecution is a significant factor stopping the spread of hen harriers - SNH
Prince Charles launches Cumbria red squirrel campaign - BBC News

Week Beginning 21 February
Spring into action to clean up Scotland  Keep Scotland Beautiful
Tro jan Horse for ancient woodland - Woodland Trust
Tiger SOS our first ever public fundraising appeal - Zoological Society of London
Northumberland National Park Authority challenges Defra on irrational funding decision
All-Wales coast path moves a step closer at St Dogmaels - Reported by BBC news
Moray kids' club wins top award for wildlife groups – Scottish Wildlife Trust
Fight against wildlife crime continues on all fronts - SNH
Goose management – Scottish Government
Time for migration! - WWT
New strandings volunteers put to test – Cornwall Wildlife Trust
SNH-DCS merger saves £63,000 extra a year
Last Chance to look for missing house sparrows - Avon Wildlife Trust
Prestigious new award to recognise new native woodland creation. - Woodland Trust
Annual Results 2010: Frozen in time - BTO

Week Beginning 28 February
Charity labels new High Speed 2 consultation a train wreck - CPRE
Government statement on transfer of state-owned waterways into new waterways charity - British Waterways
New Zealand invader set to be banished from Loch Flemington - SNH
Embedding sustainability at the heart of Government - DEFRA
Action to contain two serious tree diseases found in park in Scotland - Forestry Commission Scotland
Ruddy duck numbers in the UK cut to 120 by cull - BBC News
Squirrels are £20 million menace to homeowners says report in The Telegraph
Here today - here tomorrow?: Plantlife calls for action on next generation of plant invaders
Surrey Wildlife Trust (SWT) has been awarded £8,653 from The People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) to go towards its ‘Surrey Harvest Mouse Project’.  
Hunt widens for 'killer shrimp' in Wales – BBC news
The public loves the Lakes and Dales - it’s official! - CNP
Scotland's wildlife laws – Scottish Government
Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill - Scottish Wildlife Trust reaction.
Biodiversity in Britain's landscapes - NERC
Are birds of prey back? Writes Tom de Castella in BBC Magazine
Police and National Park Rangers clamp down on illegal off-roading - Yorkshire Dales National Park


Training Calendar for May is 5 pages

Additions to other sections of Training Directory
Longer courses
BTCV Level 2 diploma in work Based Environmental Conservation
Capel Manor apprentices


Additions to CJS Classified this month.
Countryside Management Service.  Public Rights of Way and Countryside Access Management
Countryside Recreation Network is a network of the key government departments, agencies, and other national organisations in the UK and Ireland Countryside Recreation Network
]]> http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm F4941540-06C5-49E5-95EF-CA553BF0E3E3 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:07:24 +0000 February edition now online in full.

Jobs advertised in this Month's edition:
Environmental Education programme Coordinator, Nottinghamshire YMCA
9 vacancies with Groundwork in North Wales
Community Garden Network - Groundwork has been successful in receiving funding from the Big Lottery Fund for three years to run a new Community Garden Network project, starting in April 2011. We have the following vacancies in our Wrexham office: Community Garden Co-ordinator; Community Garden Training Officer - Flintshire; Community Garden Training Officer - Wrexham; Community Garden Network Administration and Finance Assistant.
Green Spaces Team in Wrexham - Due to exciting new developments within the Trust, we also currently have the following vacancies in our Wrexham office: Environment Project Officer; Education Assistant; Greencare Denbighshire Officer.
Green Skills Team in Flintshire - The Trust has also been successful in receiving funding for a new employment programme and now has the following vacancy:  Mostyn & Erlas Co-ordinator
Green Skills Team in Caernarfon - Due to new opportunities within our offices in Caernarfon, we currently have the following vacancy: Environment Project Officer
Wildlife Rehabilitator, Hessilhead Wildlife Rescue Trust
Seasonal Field Surveyors (Herpetofauna & Mammals), Ecology Solutions Ltd
Seasonal Estate Ranger, Balmoral Estates
Part time Senior Education Officer, Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Two Rangers, Groundwork West Midlands
Temporary Seasonal Assistant Rangers x 2, Waverley Borough Council

Find a full index of all the vacancies currently advertised on countryside-jobs.com at: http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Online_list.html

Notices:
British Wildlife Photography Awards. Call for Entries - Opened 1st February.
More on their website at: http://www.bwpa.co.uk
? A Celebration of British Wildlife        ? Win a prestigious photography award and cash prize of £5,000        ? £20,000 prize fund         ? Winners will have their work showcased in a national touring exhibition and in a stunning book published by AA Publishing        ? Three new categories including a video award        ? 3 special awards for young people and schools
Now in its third year these awards recognise the talents of photographers of all nationalities practicing in the UK, while at the same time highlight the great wealth and diversity of British natural history.
BWPA also aims to encourage discovery, exploration, conservation and enjoyment of our natural heritage as well as raising awareness about British species and habitats.
CJS is delighted to be sponsoring the Habitat category once again.

CJS Focus on Volunteering - endorsed by CMA and SCRA. Freely available to view online on Monday 14 February.
This edition includes a very topical article from CMA on the Big Society.  Pentland Hills Regional Park and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park write about setting up and running voluntary rangers services, the Bat Conservation Trust has information about their out of hours helpline staffed entirely by volunteers while British Trust for Ornithology's Bird Atlas just wouldn't happen without their volunteer surveyors, find out how you can help both of these vital services. BTCV are celebrating their Heroic Volunteers and the WI write about how an organisation not typically thought of as involved with the environment makes a difference.
You'll also find hundreds of adverts for specific volunteer posts and volunteer projects in general. 27 pages in total
Read it here: http://bit.ly/CJSFocus (but not until Monday!)

Top headlines from the past month:
Week Beginning: Monday 10 January
Scottish Government asked to commit to Scotland’s landscape - John Muir Trust
Lessons on environment as important as the three Rs, says Attenborough, reported in the Guardian.
Scottish hills offer an 'escape' from money worries reported by BBC News
Northumberland National Park Authority announces plan to manage 33% budget cut  
Feeding garden birds such as tits delays dawn chorus reported by BBC Earth news
Beekeepers fume at association's endorsement of fatal insecticides
Off-road 'ban' to stay on fell route – Lake District National Park
England's uplands 'get more frequent heavy rainfall' By Mark Kinver Science and environment reporter, BBC News
Privatising English forests could 'cost millions in lost tax revenues' reported in The Guardian
Rare species set to flourish at Stanner Rocks - Forestry Commission
Giant moor mower comes to Allendale - The North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership

Week Beginning: Monday 17 January
Defra bites down on threats to sharks
BBC Earth news reports: European beavers construct ideal habitats for bats
First Scottish benchmark award for biodiversity - Scottish Wildlife Trust
Landowners in Northern Ireland could warm to a new tree planting offer from the Woodland Trust
Warming climate means red deer rutting season arrives early - NERC
UK environment healthy? Beware the government spin – writes John Vidal on the Guardian's Environment Blog
And in reply from Defra's 'Mythbusters'  Public forestry estate consultation- myths busted
Slugs and snails knocked off top spot - RHS
Great bustard reintroduction project gets EU funding boost, report in The Guardian
Two DEFRA reports out today: Wild bird populations 2009 and : Indicators of biodiversity in England
Welcome boost for greener transport in the countryside
Big Garden Birdwatch: Tweet and be counted says Dominic Couzens in The Telegraph
Nature Studies by Michael McCarthy: Of all our conservation failures, this is the saddest - The Independent
Bad news for Barn Owls, reports from Wiltshire and Humberside. Bleak short term outlook for barn owls - Wiltshire Wildlife Trust; Wildlife artist's crusade to save Wolds barn owls (BBC News report)

Week Beginning: Monday 24 January
Car parks set to lose their 'free' status - Lake Distrct National Park
Our forests are a precious asset - Telegraph View: England's forests are a national treasure that must be protected
Sale of Rigg Wood could herald forests' future - Telegraph
Guardian 'comment is free': If nationalising forestry was a disaster, an unthinking sell-off would be worse
Energy Saving Trust funding cut by half, reports The Guardian
Chinese lantern ban calls from farmers and air authority, Guardian report
Hedgehog 'rescue plan' unveiled in the Telegraph
Heartwood Forest sets welly wanging world record!* - Woodland Trust
Caterpillar defence methods affect lifespan and offspring numbers - NERC
Rare wild plants: the missing link in our food supplies? - Natural England
New partnership to build on Losehill Hall learning legacy - Peak District National Park
Future of Britain's forests - National Trust
Access not ownership the key to British Woodland – Ramblers warn
New look for Science Advisory Council - DEFRA
National Park responds to grant cut - New Forest National Park
New direction for England’s public forest estate - DEFRA
England's forest sell-off plan gets a partial rethink – The Guardian
Last refuges of England’s rarest species revealed - Natural England
Cull of Britain’s feathered fiends to save disappearing dawn chorus – Times (Subscription only – sorry)
Whodunnit? Mystery fish poacher revealed by photographic evidence - RSPB  
Bid to find cause of seasonal dog illness – Forestry Commission
Launch of public forest estates consultation – myths busted - DEFRA
'Quick fix’ forest sale must not threaten our natural heritage – The Wildlife Trusts
We're not out of the woods yet, RSPB warns
Forest sell-off plans met with huge opposition – The Guardian
Today's forestry proposals won't protect access (27/1/11) Tom Franklin Chief Executive of the Ramblers
Woodlands: Management, not ownership - NFU
Local Authorities don’t want to take on Open Space Anymore! – the Land Trust

Week beginning: Monday 31 January
National Trust rallies the nation for joint action to save forests
Scotland’s forests protected says Scottish Government, Forestry Commission Scotland
Mark Avery writes on his blog Our forests - the small sell-off and big lease-off?
MPs on all sides back Lake District forest protest, reports The Guardian
CLA backs forestry privatisation while sounding note of caution
Nature reserve's gamekeeper accused of killing wild bird reports The Independent.
Sark is world's first 'dark sky island' – the Guardian
Light pollution disrupting sleep and wildlife, says rural body (CPRE) reported in The Telegraph
New seal legislation and licensing – Scottish Government
Rare golden eagle spotted near Aberystwyth - BBC News report
Nature's heavyweights join forces - RSPB release
New project to create northern safe haven for salmon, birds and water voles – Scottish Wildlife Trust
2 February is World Wetland Day
Wetland scheme is wildlife success – The Wildlife Trusts
A couple of Wildlife Trust projects: World Class Wetland at Portbury Wharf – Avon Wildlife Trust and Celebrating wetlands for water and wildlife – Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Wardens plan to rescue 140 nature reserves – reported in The Independent
Minister calls for dynamic management of Welsh woodlands – Welsh Assembly
Forest sell off could cost taxpayer. Reported in The Telegraph
Forestry Commission announces 500 job losses - BBC News
Environment Secretary under fire over forest sale – The Independent. By Andrew Grice, Political Editor
Forest sell-off: Cameron promises to listen to all sides – the Guardian
More osprey nests to be erected in Kielder Water and Forest Park - Forestry Commission
Consultation begins on National Park cuts – Yorkshire Dales National Park
Outdoor enthusiasts speak out over Public Bodies Bill - Ramblers

Training Calendar for March AND April is 6 pages
Thanks to everyone who took part in our mini-survey. The results are in and the majority of people (61%) want to see events coming up in two month's time. So for this month only we're including two months of events, otherwise you'd miss the March diary. Next month we'll be back to normal and in the March edition you'll get the events occurring in May.

Additions to CJS Classified this month.
Findlay Ecology Services providing consultancy services
Freshwater Solutions for Ponds, Lakes and Rivers
Envirosystems UK Ltd - Agricultural Specialists
Michael H Smith - Insect Sorting
The National Association for Environmental Education
Clearview Binoculars
The North York Moors National Park Education Service - Environmental Education provision
Ceuk Ltd - Hand Tools
JP Services - 45 Gallon drums and window boxes
Farming & Countryside Education (FACE) - Environmental Education provision]]> http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm 8744F7C7-ED1E-453A-BB95-678F044A6BBD Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:39:37 +0000 January edition of CJS Monthly now available online
Jobs advertised in this Month's edition:
14 Seasonal Rangers and 2 Seasonal Ecologists, National Trust for Scotland
Wild Oceans Project Officer, High Fell Project Officer both Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Ecologist, Powys County Council
Grazing manager, Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Seasonal Assistant Summer Warden Weeting Heath, Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Seasonal visitor Centre Coordinators, Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Seasonal Broads Education Coordinator, Norfolk Wildlife Trust
2 Conservation Trainees for the Biodiversity Team, Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust
Temporary Countryside Ranger (Itchen Valley Country Park), Eastleigh Borough Council
Development Green Talent Traineeships x 8, Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust
Greensand Reserves Ecology Officer, The Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants
Education Ranger, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham


Top headlines from the past month:
Week Beginning: Monday 6 December
Do trees on the streets make people happy?  By Vanessa Barford BBC News
Butterfly makes gains across the moors  Success for the Marsh Fritillary - Butterfly Conservation
Mistletoe could vanish within 20 years, says National Trust - Guardian
Demise of apple orchards spells danger for Christmas plant
Swallow named top UK bird in RSPB farm survey.  - A pioneering project that twins bird lovers with land owners to survey farmland birds has released its end of year results, and they include a few surprises.
Replantable Christmas trees are festive success story, says Guardian  Potted and replantable Christmas trees have proved to be a 'surprise hit' say retailers
BASC report: Cold weather brings legal restrictions on shooting in Scotland. -
The shooting of ducks, geese and waders is to be suspended in Scotland for the second time this year because of severe weather.
The Forestry Commission reports Butterfly in decline across UK finds solace in the Highlands
Week Beginning: Monday 13 December
On a wing and a prayer: British birds under threat, Independent.  What do the Bittern, the Tree Pipit and the Wood Warbler have in common? They are all British bird species that are under threat.
Planning for the future of the natural environment - The Wildlife Trusts set out targets for the Localism Bill
Non-native species cost 'British economy £1.7bn' BBC: Invasive non-native species such as the grey squirrel and Japanese knotweed cost the British economy £1.7bn a year, a report has suggested.
Snow fun for barn owls as numbers reported dying this winter grows - RSPB - The RSPB is receiving a growing number of calls from members of the public who have discovered dead barn owls in recent days.
SNH adapts to reduced budget - Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) has outlined a range of measures across its operations in order to cope with increased responsibilities and reductions in its budget from next year.
Big fat no for birds - RSPB, Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat - but that fat isn’t suitable for everyone.
  
Week Beginning: Monday 20 December
Murky waters: Why are beavers being sent to the zoo? - The Independent. Beavers are thriving in Scotland. So why are they being rounded up and sent to the zoo?  
Mersey barrage plan barracked - Wildlife Extra.  Wildlife Trusts back concerns over Mersey barrage

CJS Office closed 21/12/10 - 4/1/11

Week Beginning: Tuesday 4 January
Good progress made for Sites of Special Scientific Interest, by Hannah Jordan, Horticulture Week
More than 95% of England's finest wildlife and geological sites, covering more than one million hectares of countryside, are now in "favourable or recovering condition", environment secretary Caroline Spelman announced today.
Kittiwakes’ trans-Atlantic winter odyssey linked to breeding success  CEH
One of Britain's best known seabirds winters on opposite sides of the Atlantic depending on whether its breeding attempt has been successful according to new research published today in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.  
After 40 years helping Rangers in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Voluntary Warden Rick Spicer has decided to hang up his boots.
Telegraph announces wildlife friendly farming award partnership with RSPB - The Telegraph and the RSPB have joined forces to recognise the efforts of the country’s most dedicated wildlife friendly farmers.
Sustainable fish customers 'duped' by Marine Stewardship Council reports the Guardian.  Certification granted to controversial fisheries has prompted severe criticism of the sustainable fisheries organisation
Last gasp for the rare Rapunzel flower - Plantlife.  A new survey in 2010 found even fewer sites than expected for the rare wild flower spiked rampion.
National Parks are Beacons for Biodiversity - Dartmoor National Park
England’s National Park Authorities published a new report in December 2010 that demonstrates how National Parks are central to efforts to halt biodiversity loss.  

Training Calendar for February is 3 pages
Last call for Women and Work funding.  New Year, time to re train.  Angela Kimberley Ltd will assist with funding from Lantra’s Women and Work programme.  You must be working within one of the Land based or Environmental Sectors and be able to complete your training by the 11th February 2011.  This is the last of a four year contract for Women and Work funding and unlikely to be available again.  So if you can use £450 to support your training costs act today.

And we're asking for your opinion on which dates we use in the monthly calendar.  We're aware that events happening in the next few week's may be too close for you to attend and that places may already be fully booked.  So we're giving you the option to vote on which time scale you think we should use.
]]> http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm 64E10908-2D02-49B3-9EF4-5A1BDFFF5FDB Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:21:00 +0000 December edition of CJS Monthly.
Now online in full.

The latest edition of CJS Monthly is now online, read it in full here: http://www.countryside-jobs.com/cjsmonthly/Monthly.htm

Jobs advertised in this Month's edition:
Upper Tawe Valley Project Officer, Brecknock Wildlife Trust
Six Natural Communities Trainees with BTCV
Simonsbath House Outdoor Centre, Post 1: Outdoor Activity Instructor/Assistant Manager - Permanent contract; Post 2: Outdoor & Environmental Tutor – Fixed Term Contract April - Oct 2011
Senior Ecologists: Monmouth and Oxford with Baker, Shepherd, Gillespie
Field Studies Instructors, PGL

Also in this month's edition:
CJS Calendar for 2011  Click Here to download your copy.
Also details of CJS Opening times over the Christmas period and deadlines for publications.

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