OS grid reference TL010179 Dialling code 01582 | Unitary authority Local time Sunday 3:42 AM | |
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Population 457 (2001 census)420 (2011 Census) Weather 6°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 95% Humidity Points of interest Whipsnade Zoo, Whipsnade Tree Cathedral, Dunstable Downs, The Lion Point, National Trust ‑ Dunstabl | ||
Whipsnade zoo highlights
Whipsnade is a small village and civil parish in the county of Bedfordshire. It lies on the eastward tail spurs of the Chiltern Hills, about 2.5 miles south-south-west of Dunstable. It is the home of Whipsnade Tree Cathedral, as well as the famous ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, and is the namesake of Whipsnade Park Golf club, although it is actually in neighbouring Dagnall.
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- Whipsnade zoo highlights
- Map of Whipsnade Dunstable UK
- Rhinos at whipsnade zoo recently had new enclosure
- References
Map of Whipsnade, Dunstable, UK
The local Wildlife Trust manages a small nature reserve north of the village called Sallowsprings (51.8559°N 0.5391°W / 51.8559; -0.5391 (Sallowsprings)).
Edward John Eyre, explorer of Australia, was born in Whipsnade in 1815.
A hill figure can be found in the site. The figure is shaped like a lion. It was made for Whipsnade Zoo. During the Second World War, this chalk image of a lion on Bison Hill, owned by Whipsnade Zoo, was covered with a black sheet in order not to attract attention from the German bomber planes.