Opportunities for a Green Wood Worker and space for grazing in Hampshire.
Opportunities for a Green Wood Worker and space for grazing in Hampshire.
The Whitelands Project CIC (TWP) is a small sustainable forestry organisation based on a 16 hectare site a few miles south of Petersfield in Hampshire.
The owners are looking for a green wood worker / turner & bodger / countryside worker or similar for an on-site outdoor workshop looking to practice sustainable, ecological woodwork and forestry related activities. Access to wood and timber from the land is subject to discussion, or could be available for purchase due to agreements with an on-site sawmill.
There is also a hectare of neutral grassland and scrub that the owners are looking to be grazed.
The on-site workshop which is currently out of use is available on a free to peppercorn rate basis for the first three to six months as a trial period.
While the workshop would need re-establishment (which the owners can fund where needed) the space already has its own tools.
A key part of being based out of the The Whitelands Project site would be getting on with other users of the site – a tree surgeon (who rents our saw mill and saw yard), local community users (inc. volunteer days) and kids groups.
As The Whitelands Project has no full time staff and they are a not for profit, the owners look for a good relationship over looking for rental value. Any final agreement formed after the first 6 months would be established at well under market value in favour of supporting, new entrants or ecological local land business from any background.
In the future it is hoped there could be seasonal employment opportunities for woodland management activities subject to funding.
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