Paid summer work placements
The CNL team is pleased to announce the first of two new paid work placements for this summer. We have up to eight places available on this first week, and our hope is that the successful applicants will gain valuable experience and skills – many of which will be transferable into their chosen careers. Details of the second week are coming soon.
Essential details – paid placement 1.
Date: Monday 29 June – Friday 3 July 2026
Hours: 10am – 4pm
Pay: £13.45 per hour, plus subsidised travel, and subsidised outdoor work-wear
Location: Stroud
What you’ll be doing: woodland management including building a dead hedge, footpath maintenance, copse restoration, fencing, and invasive species control.
Who we are looking for: enthusiastic, hardworking young people who love the outdoors and who are seeking paid experience in the environmental sector.
Who we are: the Cotswolds National Landscape is one of the largest protected landscapes in England. We are tasked with conserving the landscape and its natural beauty, which includes flower-rich grasslands and ancient beechwoods. We also help people to access the countryside and enjoy the physical, mental and emotional benefits from being outside.
Who can apply: applications are open to anyone aged 18-25 who is looking to gain work experience. As the work is based outdoors on a steep site and is physically demanding, applicants should have a proficient level of fitness and mobility. No prior experience required.
How you will benefit: you will gain a range of green skills including safe tool use, plant identification, and basic construction and fencing techniques. Additionally, you will gain and use transferable skills including teamwork, communication, time-management, leadership, and self-reliance.
How to apply: Please contact rebecca.foster@cotswolds-nl.org.uk to request an application form.
Apply soon! We have up to eight places available. We will review applications as we receive them and close the call when we have allocated all the places.
Working with us
Being a member of the Cotswolds National Landscape team gives you the opportunity to contribute directly to making a positive difference to the work we do looking after the Cotswolds. We work with wide range of communities, groups, and organisations devoted to looking after this unique and special area of the country. We want to make sure this is a positive, vibrant organisation – committed to delivering our aims and objectives as efficiently and effectively as possible.
Equal Opportunities
We aim for an inclusive and equal opportunities recruitment process, and we welcome applications from everyone. Each role has specific requirements – and an academic degree or equivalent is not always an essential requirement. We will accept supporting statements in written format, short film format, or voice recordings. All supporting statements will be considered equally. Whatever your method, please ensure that you clearly demonstrate your skills, experience, and suitability – and why you want the job. We welcome applications from people who are from ethnically diverse backgrounds or who are living with health conditions or disabilities.
Diversity Statement
We’re building a culture where diversity is valued, and we can all be ourselves. We still have work to do, but are strongly committed to inclusive practices which demonstrate fairness, equality, and anti-racism in everything we do. We will not tolerate less favourable treatment of anyone, especially those with legally protected characteristics, and welcome applications from all sections of communities.
Work experience
The Cotswolds National Landscape team welcomes applications from young people for work experience across our dynamic and varied organisation. We are a small, friendly organisation – and we can offer students a positive introduction to a broad range of work experiences in the conservation and environmental sector.
Opportunities for 2026 are:
- 20 – 24th April
- 22 – 26th June
- 13 – 17th July
Occasionally, we have opportunities for work experience at other times in the year – but this is variable and decided on a case-by-case basis.
Places for a four-day work experience programmes are very limited and so we encourage young people to apply early. We will prioritise applications from schools within the Cotswolds National Landscape, and from students with a demonstrable interest in working within our sector.
If you would like to gain work experience with us, please email our Outdoor Learning Officer at helen.komor@cotswolds-nl.org.uk.