May 2, 2018 · Unlike the England ’s other giant hill figures, which are usually horses, this unique geoglyph shows the king of the jungle in all its feline glory. The unusual choice of...

Mar 4, 2025 · The first health check of three lion cubs has revealed that two of them are males and the third is a female. Staff at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire said 11-week-old cubs were doing well but one of ...

Mar 20, 2018 · Restoration of a landmark lion figure on a hillside has been completed using 800 tonnes of unwanted chalk from beneath a local resident's house. The giant 147m-long (483ft) lion near...

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 locations featured in BBC's Super Vets. It featured in an episode of the CBBC programme Brum in 1991, titled "Safari Park".

Dec 19, 2024 · A trio of rare Northern African lion cubs have been born at Whipsnade Zoo, marking a huge conservation success for the vulnerable sub-species. Born to three-year-old lioness Winta, and three-year-old dad Malik, the litter of three arrived on 25 November 2024.

Whipsnade Zoo is home to a Northern African lion pride, including a trio of lion cubs - a vital addition to the conservation breeding programme for these amazing big cats. See if you can spot them playing in their paddock when you visit Whipsnade Zoo.

Mar 20, 2022 · The chalk lion faces west on a gentle slope below ZSL Whipsnade Zoo which can be seen from the village of Edlesborough, Buckinghamshire. The tourist attraction can also be found only a mile away from another small Buckinghamshire village known as Dagnall.

A chalk hill figure of a lion can be found on Bison Hill, created in 1933; it is owned by the zoo. It is the longest hill figure in England at 483 feet (147 m). During the Second World War, the lion was covered with a black tarp to prevent German bomber planes from using it for navigation. [9]

When Whipsnade Park Zoo opened on 23 May 1931, it was an immediate success and welcomed tens of thousands of excited visitors in its opening week. The Zoo’s distinctive, chalk, hill figure of a white lion, which measures a gargantuan 147m from nose to tail, was completed in 1933.

Jun 13, 2024 · Whipsnade Zoo Lion Hill, also known as the Whipsnade White Lion, is a giant geoglyph of a lion located on a hillside near Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire, England. It is the largest hill figure in England, measuring 147m-long (483ft).