At Yorkshire Wildlife Trust we want to significantly enhance our impact for nature. Our ambitions are high, and we must do what we can to reverse the decline of wildlife in Yorkshire for the generations to come. Much of our work is delivered through our dedicated and skilled volunteers, who are some of our most knowledgeable people locally.

Each year, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust carries out transect surveys of butterflies on many of our nature reserves. The information is gathered by a team of volunteer surveyors and the results are used to inform our Reserve Management Plans. The collected data is also passed to the Butterfly Conservation Trust as part of their nationwide monitoring effort that takes place across the UK, also known as the United Kingdom Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS).

We’re looking for an individual with good organisational skills, who’s great at communicating and has an eye for detail, to coordinate our team of volunteer Butterfly Surveyors, deal with the associated admin of the project and liaise with The Butterfly Conservation Trust to help with delivering an informal volunteer event once a year.

This role can be carried out from home if you have an internet connection and access to a computer, but we may be able to arrange volunteering from our York Office depending on your circumstances. Please get in touch if you'd like to chat about this.

Do you think you may be the person we're looking for to help us achieve a fantastic surveying season? To find out more, please see the role description attached - we would love to hear from you!

Please note, the closing date for applying for this role is Friday 17th January at 9am.