Sir Joseph Banks Conservatory

The Sir Joseph Banks Conservatory is a tropical house at Woodside Wildlife Park in Lincolnshire, England.

The Sir Joseph Banks Conservatory is a 5,000-square-foot (460 m2)[1] tropical house, originally constructed in 1989[2] within The Lawn complex in Lincoln.

[2][3] It was themed with plants and reminiscent of the voyages of its namesake, Sir Joseph Banks, the British naturalist and botanist from London who, as long-time president of the Royal Society, became known for his promotion of science.

The conservatory building was moved to the Woodside Wildlife Park, near Langworth,[2][3] which planned to use it for educational and conservation purposes,[2] including housing crocodiles and red pandas, to show how earth has changed since Banks' voyages.

[3] The conservatory has been named 'Endeavour' by Woodside Wildlife Park, after the ship Banks sailed with to South America and Australia from 1768 to 1771.