Zoo
Whipsnade Zoo
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United Kingdom 40 spp. present
Whipsnade Zoo, formerly known as Whipsnade Wild Animal Park, is a zoo located in Whipsnade, near Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England. It is one of two zoos (the other being London Zoo in Regent's Park, London) that is looked-after by the Zoological Society of London, a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
51.850° N 0.544° W
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Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
40
speciesOpened
1931
Size
Large
Visit
Getting there
- Phone
- +44 344 225 1826
Who runs it
- Run by
- ZSL
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Whipsnade Zoo?
United Kingdom
Whipsnade Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 51.850° N, 0.544° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Snowdonia National Park, about 247 km away.
What animals can you see at Whipsnade Zoo?
40 species
Citizen-science photos record 40 species at Whipsnade Zoo, including Red-necked Wallaby, American Flamingo, Wolverine, African Penguin and Common Ostrich. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Whipsnade Zoo in the wild?
Red-necked Wallaby: Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Whipsnade Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Red-necked Wallaby (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park), American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve) and Wolverine (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kluane National Park).
Does Whipsnade Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Whipsnade Zoo lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When did Whipsnade Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1931, 216 ha
Whipsnade Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in the United Kingdom, opened in 1931 and covers about 216 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 40 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)