Green Space Development Officer FTC

About WDC, overview of the team and the role

Our planet is currently facing an ecological emergency where biodiversity has been massively depleted by decades of habitat loss, neglect, development, pollution and changes in climate. In response to the Council has produced a new Biodiversity Action Programme (BAP) and are seeking ambitious targets as part of the emerging Local Plan for example in relation to tree canopy cover targets. WDC is the leading organisation to enhance biodiversity in Warwick District, which is a strategic goal of the Council.

There are 550+ Ha of green spaces across the district that have the potential to be improved, managed and maintained for biodiversity and to the high standard that our communities demand, where there is an increasing desire to ensure these spaces remain in perpetuity as public open spaces, given development pressures.

The role will lead on the Fields in Trust Project and writing the Management Plans for some o...