The National Trust is looking for someone to work on this remote island and care for the wildlife

If leaving your modern life and moving to a personal island to care for seals is something you've got continually desired to do (niche, we understand), The National Trust is looking for someone to paintings as a ranger on The Farne Islands, one in every of Britain's oldest nature reserves located simply off the Northumberland coast.

For £17,934 a 12 months, the successful applicant will be required to appearance after the local flora and fauna, including the 2 hundred seal domestic dogs which might be born on the islands every yr and 37,000 pairs of puffins, The Telegraph reviews.

As the job description points out, the ranger will get the danger to work "in some of the country's most lovely locations and areas," however like each task, it does not come with out a drawback.

Aside from keeping off the dive-bombing Arctic terns, there is no jogging water on the island and there could be extreme storms to take care of during the spring.

Interested? Along with a love of nature and the outdoors, The National Trust is searching out "an top notch team player" who has enjoy in conservation paintings. Applicants will also want proper people abilities, as attractive with some of the islands 50,000 annual site visitors is also key to this position.

As Gwen Potter, National Trust geographical region supervisor for the Northumberland Coast, defined, being spreadsheet-savvy is not necessary.

"Working on the Farne Islands is a flora and fauna enthusiast's dream - promising jaw-losing sunrises, a one minute commute and considered one of England's biggest seal colonies on your step," Potter advised Country Living.

"This process isn't always the normal nine to 5 so being appropriate with PowerPoint isn't always a priority. With tens of hundreds of visitors each year, you actually need in order to get on with humans and display them how they can be a part of us to help nature."

Could you see yourself in this position? Applications for the activity close on February 7. You can apply here.