A dream job earning £30,000 working in a mountain range has opened up – after the 'Lone Ranger' who worked there for nearly 40 years retired. The job working for the Ysbyty Estate in Snowdonia is on offer after Andrew Roberts, 60, stepped down as lead ranger – after becoming the longest-serving in the job in Wales.
He started working on the remote 20,000-acre estate in April 1983 as an assistant forester and went on to single-handedly establish a Celtic rainforest. In recent years Andrew began caring for 29 Welsh mountain ponies that graze the hills - and was nicknamed the 'Lone Ranger' after buying a horse in 2016. The National Trust is now looking for someone to take over the role, which will include fencing, dry-stone walling, tree planting, and peatland restoration.
An ad for the job states: “This is a unique opportunity to lead our ranger team on the Ysbyty estate, delivering benefits for people and nature on one of the largest agricultural estates in the National Trust. The predecessor of this role is retiring and is our longest-serving ranger in Wales, having worked with us for 39 years. If you’re all about delivering great conservation alongside inspiring people through your leadership then this is the role for you.”
