Rebecca Woodward

Director

As an ecologist and visitor experience specialist Rebecca has over 20 years’ experience undertaking marine and wetland-related projects balancing environmental protection with sustainable livelihoods and economic development

Rebecca has worked on a diverse range of habitat creation, restoration and enhancement works, gaining expert knowledge in costing wetland restoration works and understanding the requirements to sensitively integrate the needs of both people and wildlife. She is skilled in visitor centre feasibility, design and management with expertise in master planning and business planning including: governance, access and audience planning; visitor number predications; capital costings; income generation opportunities; and long-term operational costing planning

She has managed projects in the UK, North America, Asia, Middle East and Europe and is a member of the Society of Wetland Scientists

Key experience includes:

design, implementation, analysis and reporting of ecological surveys
wetland physical surveys including soils, hydrology and topography
wetland habitat mapping and design
site supervision of habitat construction
stakeholder engagement, facilitation and community consultation
wetland visitor facility audience, access, business model and infrastructure assessment and masterplanning
complex multi-disciplinary project planning and management, budget control, client liaison, team supervision and quality control

Key projects whilst working at WWT Consulting include:

Interpretation and Management Plan for Futian National Nature Reserve, China
Futian Mangrove Ecological Park management plan, China
Interpretation Plan and Habitat Design for Tongli National Wetland Park, China
Saltmarsh restoration and Masterplan for Wetland Centre in National Park, USA
Fujin Wetland Park Management Plan, China

Education

BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences - Zoology King’s College, London University, UK

Matthew Simpson

DIRECTOR

Matthew has over 20 years’ experience in delivering nature conservation, research, assessment and management related projects and is an accredited Professional Wetland Scientist

Matthew is currently the President of the Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) Europe Chapter, President of the SWS Professional Certification Program and is a longstanding member of the Constructed Wetland Association Committee. He also sits on the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands' Scientific and Technical Review Panel and their Wetland City Accreditation Independent Advisory Committee

Matthew has managed projects in Europe, Asia, South East Asia, Africa, South America and North America

Matthew's experience includes:

integration of indigenous traditional knowledge systems related to wetland management with scientific approaches for wetland monitoring and management
wetland biodiversity and ecosystem service identification, assessment and economic and non-economic valuation of structure, processes, functions and benefits of wetlands
wetland management planning and decision support tool development
habitat design and management
identification and delivery of livelihood opportunities and health management within natural resource management projects
community and stakeholder consultation and project delivery
design of constructed wetland treatment and sustainable drainage systems
design and management of eco-tourism and visitor centre projects
design and management of natural infrastructure within urban and rural areas
training and capacity building in wetland monitoring and management

Key projects whilst working at WWT Consulting include:

wetland management planning and training, Colombo, Sri Lanka
constructed wetland system design, Maasai Mara, Kenya
identification of community owned solutions for sustainable resource adaptive management with indigenous communities, Guiana Shield Region, South America
Jiulongkou National Wetland Park masterplanning for habitat creation and visitor facilities, China
Shishou Milu National Nature Reserve Masterplan, China

Education

PhD Geography – A proposed Functional Classification of European Wetlands: Development and Testing. Royal Holloway, University of London
MSc Environmental Water Management. Cranfield University
BSc (Hons) Geology and Geography. Staffordshire University

Rebecca Woodward

Director

Matthew Simpson

DIRECTOR

Contact Us

Drop us a line!

Rebecca Woodward

Director

Matthew Simpson

DIRECTOR

Social

Contact Us

Drop us a line!