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White Rhinoceros

15 ha

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

51.84670, -0.55093

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
  • 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Farm visits

Very strong match

Varies

Farm attraction

Picnic day out

Very strong match

Free

picnic area, toilets, car park

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +64 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Syrphus, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Marmalade Hoverfly +52 more · last seen 2026

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Free

Plants — Beech, Pyramidal Orchid, Holly +135 more · last seen 2026

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The RidgewayWalking route140 km▾
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stone Age Walk, Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade EstateWalking route4.8 km▾

Take a stroll through history. This walk will take you past Five Knolls; a series of ancient burial mounds which are thought to have been here for over 4,000 years.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Wildlife Walk, Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade EstateWalking route3.2 km▾

Explore the chalk grassland on this walk and you will discover that it's full of life. What will you spot? Keep a look out for birds all year round and butterflies in spring, summer and autumn.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

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20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 606Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 606National Cycle Network
Ashridge Estate Family Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 574Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 574National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Magpie (Pica pica) on a White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), Whipsnade Zoo

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Magpie (Pica pica) on a White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), Whipsnade Zoo

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Facilities

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Parking

Africa Car Park · 194m

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Picnic spot

5 · 209m away

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Toilets

238m away

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Farm visit

0m away

✓ Public accessPaid entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Weather for this location

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Whipsnade ZooVisitor farm400 m→🌱Dunstable DownsUrban park2.2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.2 km→🐄KookaburraVisitor farm600 m→🐄Owl WoodVisitor farm600 m→✦Whipsnade Tree CathedralHistoric site1.1 km→