Hugh Lansdown - photographer

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 over the years, including giving talks, leading walks and 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...

Latest News

  • Wildlife Garden Five Years On

  • June 2025
  • During the Covid confinement of 2020 I decided to try turning the bare, desolate patio at the back of my house into a wildlife garden. Now, five years on, thanks to the amazing Celtic Wildflowers nursery the garden is over-flowing with native flowers and buzzing with wildlife, including 13 species of dragonfly, 22 butterflies, 8 wild mammals and a host of birds, beetles, bees etc.
    Click here for a full report, with lots more photos as well as some videos and lists of species.

    Male Goshawk (Astur gentilis) in the snow
    Greater Water Boatman (Notonecta glauca) in my pond



  • Sweden in Winter

  • 8th - 17th February 2025
  • Annoyingly I had to delay the start of my trip due to illness, but after rearranging my flights, spent a really enjoyable week exploring central Sweden in winter. The wildlife is obviously limted at that time of year, with most of it dormant or hibernating, but the birds-of-prey easily made up for that with golden and white-tailed eagles, a superb little hawk owl and the beautiful male goshawk below with his glaring red eyes!

    Male Goshawk (Astur gentilis) in the snow
    Goshawk (Astur gentilis)



  • 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 face (Meles meles)
    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) leaping
    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


  • Old News Reports

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

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Events

  • 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

     
  • 17th April 2025
  • April 2025 Newsletter

     
  • 6th May 2025
  • Wildlife of the World - China ebook published

     
  • 11th May 2025
  • May 2025 Newsletter

     
  • 1st June 2025
  • Book Display at the Brynmill Coffee House

     
  • 15th June 2025
  • June 2025 Newsletter

     
  • 15th July 2025
  • Wildlife of the World - China 2nd Edition published

     
  • 17th July 2025
  • July 2025 Newsletter

     
  • 3rd August 2025
  • Wildlife of the World - Costa Rica eBook published

     
  • 15th August 2025
  • August 2025 Newsletter

     
  • 10th September 2025
  • Wildlife of the World - Costa Rica 2nd Edition publication

     
  • 25th September - 19th October 2025
  • Photographic trip to Indonesia

     
  • 1st - 13th February 2026
  • Photographic trip to Uganda

     
  • 25th June 2026
  • Leading a walk at Crwys Community Woodland

     

Trip Reports



Click on the links below to view the wildlife reports from my trips:


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.