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'CENNAD' Plantlife Cymru Lichen Apprenticeship Scheme is now open to applications, from today for 3 weeks.

Please note closing date: 11 April 2016.

Please apply via:

English version

Welsh version

This is a part time seasonal post from late April to September with some flexibility on exact start and end dates, based in Bangor, Gwynedd. Annual salary £19224 pro rata.

Candidates should send a full CV and covering letter to : nwwtwildlifetrustswales.org or by post to NWWT, 376 High St, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 to arrive no later than March 28th. Interviews will be held in mid April.

Two wardens report to the Wildlife Trust’s Anglesey Conservation Officer regarding all aspects of the post. Candidates should have experience of nature reserve wardening or ornithological type work and a suitable academic background. The ability to speak Welsh is advantageous but by no means essential. The primary aim of the post is the protection of the breeding tern colony and the promotion of the Wildlife Trust and nature conservation. We already have one warden in place.

Candidates should send a full CV and covering letter to: nwwtwildlifetrustswales.org or by post to NWWT, 376 High St, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 to arrive no later than March 28th. Interviews will be held in mid April.

Trainee Retail & Wildlife Officer

Candidates must be based in Wales, aged 16-24 and currently unemployed.

More details can be found on their website.

It is a full-time (37 hours), permanent contract with a requirement to work weekends, Bank holidays and evenings and a salary of £18,376 - £19,742 (scale GO4) per annum. The closing date is 29th March.

Visit their website or click below for more details.

Applications must be made using the application form as CVs will not be considered. The deadline for receipt of applications is 5pm on Friday 1 April 2016. Interviews are likely to be held on 18 or 19 April at the Rhydymwyn Valley Nature Reserve.

Interested persons should contact Mair to request an application pack.

Lots of wildlife stories from across Wales and the UK:

State of UK's Butterflies 2015.

Policy updates.

Capturing our Coast inter-tidal citizen science project.

White-fronted Geese conservation consultation.

Hedgehog review.

Lots of interesting wildlife articles from across the UK. Including some initial results from the "Recorder Motivation Survey" that many will have filled in.

North Wales Dragonfly Newsletter available to read here.

Amazing information on Madagascan Odonata too.