Forester needed to work on King's Sandringham Estate

The monarch's estate at Sandringham, near King's Lynn, is looking for a forester.

The role - called a forestry craftsperson by the estate - involves managing the estate's 3,000 acres of woodland, planting trees and hedgerows and chopping firewood.

Woodland at Sandringham on a frosty morning (Image: Matthew Usher)A job advert on its website adds: "The woodlands on the estate play an important role, enhancing the landscape, increasing biodiversity, offering areas for public access as well as benefitting the farming operation and delivering a sustainable supply of wood products for estate use and wider sale.

"This is a forest craftsperson role in the forestry department, part of a small in-house team managing the estate’s woodlands and delivering a high quality service to the estate.

King Charles III is looking for a forestry craftsperson to work at Sandringham (Image: PA)"Day to day this will include a wide range of tree and woodland management operations."

The advertisement, which has a closing date of midday on Monday, October 16, says: "A generous package is offered, including competitive salary and pension. Accommodation will be considered."