Hatfield Forest is managed by a dedicated team of staff with a wide spectrum of experience to draw on in this demanding and diverse work environment.
Staff and volunteers
Skills range from arboriculture, forestry, agriculture, building, groundworks, landscaping, deer stalking, teaching, administration and catering.
The team comprises of the Property Manager, Head Warden, two Wardens, an Education Officer, a Property Administrator, a Careership Apprentice Warden, a Visitor Reception Assistant and a Catering Manager. There are various seasonal posts such as the Entrance Gate kiosk staff and café staff.
There is a large contingent of volunteers, who assist the wardening staff with property maintenance and conservation tasks, visitor management, biological surveying, deer stalking, education events, guided walks and talks. Their work plays a vital role in the efficient running of Hatfield Forest and indeed, the National Trust as a whole relies on these dedicated individuals.
More information on volunteering at Hatfield Forest can be obtained by email or calling us on (01279) 870678. To find out more about volunteering for the National Trust, visit the 'Get Involved' section of this website.
Traditional management techniques
Many people visit Hatfield Forest every year, and enjoy the beauty of its landscapes. The woodland and grassland have a very 'natural' look about them, which can lead visitors to think that the Forest is simply left alone to look after itself. In fact the pattern of woodland blocks separated by areas of grazing land with trees was created by man in Norman times (and probably even earlier) and has been maintained by the intervention of human beings ever since. A great deal of work, year in, year out, has to be done to look after Hatfield Forest, or it would alter beyond all recognition and no longer be the precious wildlife habitat and historic landscape that we know.
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