Hugh Lansdown's Website

My name is Hugh Lansdown and I'm a wildlife photographer and author based in Swansea, South Wales where I've been involved in various conservation activities including chairing the local Wildlife Trust group.

To see more wildlife photos please have a look at the gallery above or use the menus at the top to browse my trip reports. If you'd like to know more about my series of children's books 'Wildlife of the World', click on the 'Books' link above, and if you have any questions about my work, you can find my contact details as well as my Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky links, on my contact page here...

Wildlife of the World - South Africa

18th November 2024

The fourth book in the Wildlife of the World series is now available in hardback, paperback and ebook versions. South Africa is one of the world's 'biodiversity hotspots' and inside are photos ranging from lions, rhinos and meerkats to penguins, tortoises and strange poisonous grasshoppers!... as well as interesting (and often surprising!) facts, a hidden wildlife challenge and links to various on-line media. Click here for more details and the Amazon link.

Wildlife of the World: South Africa, children's book

Tour of Scandinavia

2nd - 19th September 2024

I've always fancied the idea of taking my campervan for a tour around Scandinavia, and this Autumn I finally got around to it. A wonderful experience with some beautiful scenery, but also a darker side...
Click here for the trip report which includes some disturbing statistics...

Eurasian Badger (Meles meles)

Andes and Cloud Forest of Ecuador

9th - 16th June 2024

The final week of my South America trip was spent in the wildlife hotspot of Ecuador, firstly enduring the challenges of the high Andes and then enjoying incredible biodiversity in the cloud forest.
You can find more photos and details of my trip here...

Kinkajou (Potos flavus) in the Ecuador cloud forest

Kinkajou (Potos flavus) at Bellavista Cloud Forest Reserve

Wildlife of Eastern Brazil

21st May - 9th June 2024

Just returned from one of my most challenging trips, exploring eastern Brazil. Finding wildlife in the remaining fragments of wild habitat in this most populated region of the country was far from easy, but with the help of some excellent local guides I managed all my main target species.
Click here for the trip report...

White-tufted Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) in Rio de Janiero Botanical Gardens

White-tufted Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) roof-running in Rio de Janeiro

Sri Lankan Wildlife

5th - 13th Feb 2024

After the Western Ghats I arranged a short budget tour of south-west Sri Lanka. The country has become much more developed and touristy since my last visit 17 years ago, but it's still a wonderful wildlife-watching destination. Trip report here...

Pod of Spinner Dolphins (Stenella longirostris)

The Western Ghats, India

28th Jan - 5th Feb 2024

Keen for a break from Welsh winter rain I arranged a week-long trip somewhere I'd been wanting to visit for a long time... the Western Ghats in southern India. A beautiful, mountainous region of this facinating country, with many species found nowhere else in the world.
Click here for the trip report including dancing frogs and a leopard chase!

Leopard (Panthera pardus) running in India

Leopard (Panthera pardus) at full speed!

Wildlife of the World - Madagascar

25th March 2024

The third book in the Wildlife of the World series for 8 to 13 year olds is now out. Following the same format as the previous two volumes, it contains over 100 wildlife photos, with information about the animals and their conservation as well as 'hidden wildlife' puzzles and links to videos and other online media. Click here for more details and the Amazon link.

Wildlife of the World: Madagascar, children's book

Summer in Northern Japan

10th - 22nd June 2023

When I realised I was going to have to return to China to sort out my bank account it seemed the perfect opportunity for a return trip to Japan... this time in the summer! I spent a few days travelling around the main island of Honshu, and then a week on the northern Island of Hokkaido, searching for bears, chipmunks and whales as well as cool birds and invertebrates. Click here for the report.

Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Akan Mashu National Park, Hokkaido

Trinidad and Tobago

9th - 16th March 2023

After Ecuador I decided to spend a few days exploring the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago. Best known for the huge carnival and oil and gas industries, I didn't have high hopes of Trinidad... but I was pleasantly surprised! I saw an impressive variety of wildlife, including two species I'd wanted to see for many years; the huge leatherback turtle and tiny silky anteater. Full trip report here....

American Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) feeding in Trinidad

American Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) in Caroni Swamp, Trinidad

Old News Reports

If you would like to see some of the older news articles, please click here

Events

10th - 22nd June 2023

Photographic trip to Japan

6th - 19th September 2023

Touring Southern France

4th - 11th October 2023

Touring Western France

28th November 2023

Talk to Swansea Wildlife Trust Group

28th Jan - 5th Feb 2024

Photographic trip to India

5th - 14th February 2024

Photographic trip to Sri Lanka

25th March 2024

Wildlife of the World - Madagascar published

6th May 2024

Madagascar eBook published

18th May 2024

Leading a wildlife walk at Three Crosses

21st May - 9th June 2024

Photographic trip to Brazil

9th - 17th June 2024

Photographic trip to Ecuador

2nd - 19th September 2024

Photographic trip to Scandinavia

18th November 2024

Wildlife of the World - South Africa published

13th January 2025

Talk for the Bridgend Wildlife Trust Group

2nd - 17th February 2025

Photographic trip to Sweden

25th September - 19th October 2025

Photographic trip to Indonesia

Conservation

You can't spend your days out in the countryside photographing wildlife without being amazed at the wonder and intricacy of the natural world. At the same time, the huge threats facing the environment are plain for everyone to see and unless we're prepared to fight to protect it, many of the creatures we admire so much will be lost forever.

Below is a list of environmental and conservation groups I belong to. If you'd like to know more about any of them either follow the links or use the contact page to get in touch and I'll pass your details on.

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