We are hosting a unique Trainee Ecology Placement here at Wiltshire Wildlife Trust as part of the ground-breaking Bristol Avon Catchment Market. 

Last year we successfully hosted this same traineeship with post graduate students from the University of the West of England, helping to develop their skills and experience to increase their chances of employment within the sector. We also identified the need to help prepare the ecology sector for the changes being seen with the introduction of natural capital, green finance, and environmental service markets.

Our trainees were able to learn and develop skills in ecological surveying and legislation, Biodiversity Net Gain, the Biodiversity Metric 3.1/4.0, ecological report writing, data collection, GIS mapping and even habitat design, creation, and management. You can read more about the success of this traineeship on our website. All six of our previous trainees immediately found work as Assistant Ecologists.

We are now looking to host a similar traineeship again this summer for three applicants.

Closing date for applications: 9 AM Monday 24th July 2023