Whipsnade Whipsnade 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. The local Wildlife Trust manages a small nature reserve north of the village called Sallowsprings (). Edward John Eyre, explorer of Australia, was born in Whipsnade in 1815. A hill figure can be found in the site.
Whipsnade Zoo scimitar-horned oryx, Waterbuck, African penguin and ring-tailed lemurs. Animal demonstrations and include 'Sea lion splash' and 'Birds of the world'. Talks also take place daily throughout the summer season including lemur talks, giraffe browse and penguin feed. The park and ZSL receive no government funding, and rely mainly on entrance fees, memberships, its 'Fellows' and 'Patrons' scheme and various corporate sponsorships. The park takes advantage of the Gift Aid charity donation scheme. Whipsnade was one of the sets for ITV's "Primeval", where a ferocious predator from the future kills a lion and three people. The zoo is one of the