THE PALM HOUSE
The Palm House creates conditions similar to tropical rainforests; about a quarter of the palms planted here are threatenedin the wild. Comprised of three distinct sections housing species from The Americas, Africa and Asia, Australasia and The Pacific.
THE QUEENS BEASTS
Ten stylised heraldic figures stand in front of the Palm House; replicas of those which stood at Westminister Abbey during the1953 coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II.
The Falcon of the Plantagenets
The Black Bull of Clarence
The Griffin of Edward III
The Unicorn of Scotland
The White Lion of Mortimer
The Lion of England
The White Horse of Hanover
The Red Dragon of Wales
The Yale of Beaufort
The White Greyhound of Richmond
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