Blog (August 2023) - Experience Bedfordshire

The Green Flag Awards have recognised and rewarded some of Bedfordshire’s best loved parks and green spaces. This year, a record 2,216 parks have received the award, with a host of greenspaces across Bedfordshire making the list.

A huge scale operation has started at Whipsnade Zoo, as keepers began coaxing thousands of animals, including lemurs, bears and chameleons, onto the scales for the Zoo’s Annual Weigh In on Monday 21 August.  

Whipsnade Zoo is inviting animal lovers to live out their dreams and become a Zookeeper for a Day, as the UK’s biggest Zoo releases new dates for its sell-out behind-the-scenes experience.

Night vision cameras at Whipsnade Zoo’s Centre for Elephant Care show 11-month-old Asian elephant Nang Phaya crawling over aunties Lucha and Karishma, enticing them to play as they try and get some shuteye.  

Heritage Open Days are returning in September so get your plans in place now to enjoy a host of seldom seen heritage attractions across the county.

The most threatened zebra in the world has been born at Whipsnade Zoo, after an epic 13 month long pregnancy, with zookeepers celebrating the future stallion as a vital addition to the collaborative global breeding programme for the species. 

Luton has long been associated with the UK’s hat industry and in the 18^th century, it was one of the top places for hat production in the UK, hence the nickname for the town’s football team.

Bedfordshire Ramblers are delighted to announce the first Bedfordshire Festival of Autumn Walks. The Festival, offering over 30 walks, will run over a 9 day period between the 9^th and 17^th Sept 2023.

One-month-old twin red pandas curl up in their cosy nest box at Whipsnade Zoo, as keepers celebrate their birth as part of a European breeding programme for the Endangered species.