Matt Clegg

I’m a Chartered Scientist working in catchment management, helping to develop flood management, river restoration, and biodiversity management projects in the UK and internationally. I’m interested in how we in the UK can develop profitable and sustainable farming approaches that provide multiple-benefits for farmers, local communities and the environment. I specialise in aquatic resource management working with UK flood authorities on Natural Flood Management research and development, and catchment planning projects trying to use water in the landscape in the most efficient way for farming. Recent research has focused on identifying ways in which water can be stored and used within holistically managed pastures for livestock and forage production. A recent project I led included the development of wetland habitats within a 43Ha site working with farmers and local community groups and I’m keen to further explore how such biodiversity driven projects can be developed with sustainable and profitable livestock enterprises.