The UK Forestry Jobs Newsletter shares the best curated forestry jobs in the UK, from tree planting to director level.
If you follow us on Facebook, you might have seen a few postings of graduate level or apprentice roles. That’s no accident.
We post these up because it can be daunting to know how to get into the industry - it’s something we get asked a lot: How can I get started working in forestry?
There are three main routes into forestry and I’m going to list them below. If you think I’ve missed any, let me know by replying to this email.
Student Placements: For many, this is the first point of working in forestry. Many employers offer ‘sandwich year’ placements where you take a year out of Uni or college to work in the industry. Positions are normally paid and include other benefits such as a car and expenses.
Apprenticeships: Great for a more hands-on role and a change to learn and earn at the same time. You can expect to get your tickets and a qualification while working.
Graduate Schemes: For people with university or college qualifications and often a fast track route into forestry management. These are often fixed term with possible extension and include on the job training and increasing responsibility.
Bonus Tip: If you’re entry level, the best thing you can do is contact employers directly rather than wait for jobs to be posted up - this shows that you’re taking the initiative and really want to work in the rain (I mean forest).
Happy Job Hunting
Jack
P.S. Do you know someone looking to working forestry? Why not send them this email as a source of inspiration.
Job Spotlight
In this section we highlight our favourite opportunity each week.
What?: Student Placements
Where?: Scotland
How Much?: £Competitive
In the News
On March 3, the Court of Session ruled that Scottish Forestry acted unlawfully by "screening out" the need for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) at Todrig. Lady Poole’s judgment highlighted a failure to properly consider the Northern Brown Argus butterfly—a priority species on the Scottish Biodiversity List—and criticised a "flawed" landscape evaluation. This sets a major precedent for tighter biodiversity scrutiny and transparency in the screening process. For more on the implications, see this article in the Forestry Journal.