Simon is an environmental scientist and chief executive of the Wye and Usk Foundation. He has been involved with all aspects river restoration over the years from liming headwaters to project management, building project bids and now running the Foundation.
An avid fisherman and mycophile, his passion is improving rivers and how our soils are managed. He is driven by trying to solve solving seeming intractable problems that are impacting on our rivers. He lives with his family in the Black Mountains