With a wealth of experience in rivers and as a fluent Welsh-speaker, Richard supports Afonydd Cymru in media interviews and public statements.
He is currently a Trustee of South East Wales Rivers Trust and before that was a Trustee and Wales Officer with Salmon & Trout Conservation (now WildFish). Richard has a BSc(Hons) in Zoology, an MSc in Animal Welfare and Farmland Conservation. His early years were spent in the Dee catchment, followed by a period in the Ystwyth before finding permanent residency in the Taff catchment. Richard is a lifelong angler and is passionate about Welsh rivers.