Dunstable Downs is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire (as Blow's Downs). Dunstable Downs Dunstable Downs are part of the Chiltern Hills, in southern Bedfordshire in England. They are a chalk escarpment forming the north-eastern reaches of the Chilterns. At 797 ft (243 m), Dunstable Downs are the highest point of the county of Bedfordshire. Because of its elevation, Dunstable Downs hosted a station in the shutter telegraph chain which connected the Admiralty in London to its naval ships in the port of Great Yarmouth during the years 1808 to 1814. Whipsnade Zoo has cut an enormous lion
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