The National Forest Company

Are you passionate about connecting people and nature? 🌳 We’re seeking a project administrator to join our team in supporting the development of the Midlands Forest Network project. From managing budgets to organising meetings and events, you’ll help to coordinate the growing network of stakeholders and be part of a growing and inspiring project. 👉 Find out more: https://bit.ly/3YRKDyC

Celebrating our latest milestone! 🎉 Following three decades of environmental regeneration, we’re proud to announce we’ve reached 25% forest cover, showcasing the power of collective efforts in green growth.🌳 This milestone shows how trees can act as the catalyst for transformation, and that it really is possible for housing, industry, and biodiversity to grow side by side. 💚 We would like to thank our landowners, farmers, businesses, and local communities who have helped us to achieve this target. Your continuing support is invaluable as we continue to grow the Forest and work towards our next goal of 10 million trees. 🙏 Read more: https://bit.ly/4fJ6Yo7

💼 We're recruiting! 🔍 We are seeking to appoint a new Trustee to lead our land and forestry work and to join the Board as it oversees the organisation’s development.  The role would suit a senior executive in the land management or forestry sector looking for a development opportunity, an experienced non-executive director, or an individual pursuing a portfolio career. ℹ Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/4ccHkFo

🌟 This #VolunteersWeek we would like to say a massive thank you to all of our tree-mendous volunteers who give up their time to help look after the wildlife, woodlands and walks in the National Forest. Over 70 community woods groups, and countless other individuals and organisations work tirelessly to help to make the Forest a place for people and wildlife to thrive, recording over 39,000 hours of volunteering in total! Thankyou. We simply couldn’t do it without you. 🙏

📢 Complete our short survey for the chance to WIN two places at one of our Plant a Tree events! 🌳 To help us further develop our corporate partnership offer at The National Forest, we’d really appreciate it if you could complete the short survey below. 💚 The support of corporate partner businesses past and present is vital to help us achieve our charitable work and our vision where people, nature and the economy can grow together – whether that’s creating the Forest, enabling schoolchildren to benefit from outdoor learning or providing access to nature. We are hugely grateful for all the support over the years – thank you. 🙏 The survey should take no longer than 5 minutes and is open until Monday, 27 May. 👉 Complete the survey, here: https://lnkd.in/e4nqD6U4

We're recruiting🌳 We're looking for a Head of Finance to join our team, to actively lead on the management of all aspects of our finance function. The successful applicant will be a qualified accountant with senior financial experience in the charity sector, including producing charity SORP compliant group accounts, monthly management accounts and the financial management of complex restricted funding projects. This is an exceptional opportunity for a high-calibre accountancy professional. Apply and find out more, here: https://bit.ly/3QzpyUM

Are you a farm or landowner in the National Forest? 🧑🌾 Why not learn more about our grant schemes at our walk and talk events this May? 🌳 📅 Tuesday, 7 May📍Feanedock, Moira 📅 Thursday, 16 May📍Mease Meadows Farm, Edingale There will be an opportunity to discuss all aspects of forestry, including motivations for planting, woodland design, management considerations and grant funding, and have a look at examples at Feanedock, Moira and Mease Meadows, Edingale. ✉️To book your place email forestry@nationalforest.org or call 01283 551211 *Places are limited

Are you a landowner in the National Forest? 🌳 Why not come along to one of our walk and talk events this May? 📅 Tuesday, 7 May📍Feanedock, Moira 📅 Thursday, 16 May📍Mease Meadows Farm, Edingale A great chance to meet some of our dedicated staff and understand how we can grant fund 100% of woodland creation costs, support woodland management, habitat creation work and look at examples of this at Feanedock and Mease Meadows. ✉️ To book your place email forestry@nationalforest.org or call 01283 551211 *Places are limited

Want to help us achieve our vision of 100% of primary schools undertaking regular outdoor learning across the National Forest? 🌳 🏫 We’re looking for an Outdoor Learning Officer to help us achieve our vision and facilitate the development and delivery of outdoor learning programmes for secondary schools and explore opportunities for widening provision to early years and other learner needs. 🤝 The successful applicant will establish relationships with schools, providers and the wider education and environment sectors which are built on trust in our ability to support and facilitate high quality outdoor learning for children and young people, in wooded settings. Sound like the role for you? Apply: https://bit.ly/3TcB0q3

💜🌳 This #InternationalWomensDay we hear from some of the inspiring women in the National Forest team who share inspiration and perspectives on how we can #InspireInclusion and work to shape a more equal future. 👇 #IWD2024