← Back✦ Historic site

Sweethope Hill

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeInsects

Dogs welcome

Getting here

55.64938, -2.48386

Open directionsv

Google Maps↗Driving directions Apple Maps↗Driving directions Waze↗Live driving navigation Google Transit↗Bus, rail or tram Apple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Skylark
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Yellowhammer and Skylark
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Yellowhammer, Skylark, Swallow +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Yellowhammer, Skylark, Swallow +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Common Footman, Dark Arches +122 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Common Footman, Dark Arches +122 more · last seen 2019

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Southern Crestwort, Bog Pouchwort, Flat-brocade Moss +9 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Southern Crestwort, Bog Pouchwort, Flat-brocade Moss +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Borders Abbeys WayWalking route109 km

Named routeLength 109 kmRound tripNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

4 Abbeys CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef 4Round tripRegional cycle route

NCN 1 Berwick-upon-Tweed to InnerleithenCycling route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network

Border LoopCycling route

Named routeRef BLRound tripRegional cycle route

Tweed CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef TRegional cycle route

EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 6Cycling route

Tynemouth - Edinburgh

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route

Main RouteCycling route5.5 km

Named routeRef 1Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

4,535 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,535 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

summer

2025

Yellowhammer · Skylark · Buzzard · Swallow · Chiffchaff +55

YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BuzzardButeo buteo
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
MagpiePica pica2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
JackdawColoeus monedula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
SwiftApus apus
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
MerlinFalco columbarius2022
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2020
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Badger · Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles2022
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2022
Brown HareLepus europaeus2019

🐝

Insects122 species

summer

2019

Large Yellow Underwing · Common Footman · Antler Moth · Common Rustic agg. · Dark Arches +117

Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Common FootmanEilema lurideola
Antler MothCerapteryx graminis
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica2018
Brown-Spot PinionAnchoscelis litura
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe
Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea
Silver YAutographa gamma
ClayMythimna ferrago
Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes
Common WainscotMythimna pallens
Riband WaveIdaea aversata
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2018
Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi2018
Mouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginis
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata
Brown-line Bright-eyeMythimna conigera
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis
Garden TigerArctia caja
Shoulder-striped WainscotLeucania comma
Pale-shouldered BrocadeLacanobia thalassina
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata
Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata
Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria
Map-winged SwiftKorscheltellus fusconebulosa
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi
Brown RusticRusina ferruginea
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2018
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2018
Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta2018
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea
Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria
Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata
Dun-barCosmia trapezina
Dotted ClayXestia baja
Rosy MinorLitoligia literosa
Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.
Lunar ThornSelenia lunularia
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2018
Plain Golden YAutographa jota2018
Small WainscotDenticucullus pygmina
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata
Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea
Mottled RusticCaradrina morpheus
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum
SnoutHypena proboscidalis
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2018
ChevronEulithis testata2018
Ingrailed ClayDiarsia mendica2018
Purple ClayDiarsia brunnea2018
Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata2018
Grey DaggerAcronicta psi2018
Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2018
Scalloped HazelOdontopera bidentata2018
ChestnutConistra vaccinii2018
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2017
Brindled OchreDasypolia templi2017
Spruce CarpetThera britannica2017
Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2017
Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago
Barred YellowCidaria fulvata
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum
Slender BrindleApamea scolopacina
Dark SpinachPelurga comitata
Tawny Speckled PugEupithecia icterata
Small Clouded BrindleApamea unanimis
RusticHoplodrina blanda
CampionSideridis rivularis
FlameAxylia putris
Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula
Latticed HeathChiasmia clathrata
Gold SpotPlusia festucae
Barred RedHylaea fasciaria
Small Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila porcellus
Dotted CarpetAlcis jubata
Small RivuletPerizoma alchemillata
July BelleScotopteryx luridata
WallLasiommata megera
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
StreamerAnticlea derivata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2018
Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2018
Garden DartEuxoa nigricans2018
Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2018
Lempke's Gold SpotPlusia putnami2018
Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2018
Common PugEupithecia vulgata2018
Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2018
Common SwiftKorscheltellus lupulina2018
Green Silver-linesPseudoips prasinana2018
Dark BrocadeMniotype adusta2018
Broom MothCeramica pisi2018
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2018
Rustic Shoulder-knotApamea sordens2018
Golden-rod PugEupithecia virgaureata2018
Muslin MothDiaphora mendica2018
Pale PinionLithophane socia2018
Small QuakerOrthosia cruda2018
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2018
Powdered QuakerOrthosia gracilis2018
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2018
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2017
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2017
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2017
Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2017
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2017
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2017
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2017

🌿

Plants230 species

summer

2025

Annual Knawel · Maiden Pink · Beech · Meadow Saxifrage · Polygonum aviculare +225

Annual KnawelScleranthus annuus2024
Maiden PinkDianthus deltoides
BeechFagus sylvatica2024
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2022
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2022
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022
White CloverTrifolium repens2022
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2022
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
CleaversGalium aparine2022
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
White Dead-nettleLamium album2022
AshFraxinus excelsior2022
Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2022
Curled DockRumex crispus2022
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2022
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2022
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2022
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022
DaisyBellis perennis2022
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2022
ElderSambucus nigra2022
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2022
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2022
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2022
Spring VetchVicia lathyroides2022
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2022
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2022
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2022
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2022
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2022
GorseUlex europaeus2022
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022
DandelionTaraxacum2022
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2022
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2022
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2022
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2022
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2022
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2022
Bush VetchVicia sepium2022
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022
Greater PlantainPlantago major2022
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2022
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2018
Common OracheAtriplex patula2018
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2018
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2018
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2024
White CampionSilene latifolia2024
Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus2022
IvyHedera helix2022
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2022
PignutConopodium majus2022
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2022
Biting StonecropSedum acre2022
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2022
Erophila vernaErophila verna2022
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2022
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2022
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2022
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022
Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2022
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2022
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2022
Small-fruited Prickly-sedgeCarex muricata subsp. pairae2022
Knotted CloverTrifolium striatum2022
Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2022
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2022
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2022
Common VetchVicia sativa2022
Water AvensGeum rivale2022
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2022
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2022
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2022
Hybrid AvensGeum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermedium2022
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2022
Prickly SedgeCarex muricata2022
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2022
Scottish LaburnumLaburnum alpinum2022
Hedera helixHedera helix2022
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2022
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2022
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022
BroomCytisus scoparius2022
BlinksMontia fontana2022
Medium-flowered Winter-cressBarbarea intermedia2022
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2022
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2022
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2022
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2022
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2022
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2022
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2022
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2021
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2018
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2018
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2018
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2018
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2018
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2018
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2018
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2018
RaspberryRubus idaeus2018
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2018
Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2018
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2018
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2018
AlderAlnus glutinosa2018
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2018
Common SallowSalix cinerea2018
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2018
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2018
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2018
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2018
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2018
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2018
ButterburPetasites hybridus2018
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2018
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2018
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2018
BorageBorago officinalis2018
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2018
White WillowSalix alba2018
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2018
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2018
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2018
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2018
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2018
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2018
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2018
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2018
Black-poplarPopulus nigra2018
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2018
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2018
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2018
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2018
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2018
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2018
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2018
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2018
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2018
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2018
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2018
Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla2018
Red CampionSilene dioica2018
AspenPopulus tremula2018
Water MintMentha aquatica2018
TansyTanacetum vulgare2018
Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas2018
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2018
Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2018
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2018
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2018
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2018
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2018
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2018
Common ChickweedStellaria media2018
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2018
Silver BirchBetula pendula2018
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2018
Wild CherryPrunus avium2018
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2018
NipplewortLapsana communis2018
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2018
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2018
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2018
BulrushTypha latifolia2018
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2018
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2018
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2018
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2018
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2018
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2018
Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2018
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2018
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2018
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2018
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2018
Eared WillowSalix aurita2018
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2018
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2018
Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2018
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2018
RowanSorbus aucuparia2018
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2018
Bird CherryPrunus padus2018
Field MapleAcer campestre2018
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,535 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

summer

2025

Yellowhammer · Skylark · Buzzard · Swallow · Chiffchaff +55

YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BuzzardButeo buteo
SwallowHirundo rustica
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RookCorvus frugilegus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
MagpiePica pica2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
JackdawColoeus monedula
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Tree SparrowPasser montanus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2022
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2023
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2022
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2022
GreenfinchChloris chloris2021
SwiftApus apus
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2023
MerlinFalco columbarius2022
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2022
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
House SparrowPasser domesticus2021
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2021
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2020
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2019

🦌

Mammals4 species

summerautumn

2025

Grey Squirrel · Badger · Pipistrelle Bat species · Brown Hare

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
BadgerMeles meles2022
Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2022
Brown HareLepus europaeus2019

🐝

Insects122 species

summer

2019

Large Yellow Underwing · Common Footman · Antler Moth · Common Rustic agg. · Dark Arches +117

Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba
Common FootmanEilema lurideola
Antler MothCerapteryx graminis
Common Rustic agg.Mesapamea secalis agg.
Dark ArchesApamea monoglypha
Hebrew CharacterOrthosia gothica2018
Brown-Spot PinionAnchoscelis litura
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow UnderwingNoctua janthe
Rosy RusticHydraecia micacea
Silver YAutographa gamma
ClayMythimna ferrago
Barred StrawGandaritis pyraliata
Lesser Yellow UnderwingNoctua comes
Common WainscotMythimna pallens
Riband WaveIdaea aversata
Silver-ground CarpetXanthorhoe montanata2018
Common QuakerOrthosia cerasi2018
Mouse MothAmphipyra tragopoginis
July HighflyerHydriomena furcata
Brown-line Bright-eyeMythimna conigera
Burnished BrassDiachrysia chrysitis
Double-square SpotXestia triangulum
Heart & DartAgrotis exclamationis
Garden TigerArctia caja
Shoulder-striped WainscotLeucania comma
Pale-shouldered BrocadeLacanobia thalassina
Common CarpetEpirrhoe alternata
Small PhoenixEcliptopera silaceata
Canary-shouldered ThornEnnomos alniaria
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata
Smoky WainscotMythimna impura
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria
Map-winged SwiftKorscheltellus fusconebulosa
Poplar Hawk-mothLaothoe populi
Brown RusticRusina ferruginea
Lunar UnderwingAnchoscelis lunosa2018
White ErmineSpilosoma lubricipeda2018
Clouded DrabOrthosia incerta2018
Common Marbled CarpetDysstroma truncata
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea
Shaded Broad-barScotopteryx chenopodiata
Swallow-tailed MothOurapteryx sambucaria
Clouded-bordered BrindleApamea crenata
Dun-barCosmia trapezina
Dotted ClayXestia baja
Rosy MinorLitoligia literosa
Marbled Minor agg.Oligia strigilis agg.
Lunar ThornSelenia lunularia
Red-Line QuakerLeptologia lota2018
Plain Golden YAutographa jota2018
Small WainscotDenticucullus pygmina
Yellow ShellCamptogramma bilineata
Light ArchesApamea lithoxylaea
Scalloped OakCrocallis elinguaria
Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila elpenor
Bright-line Brown-eyeLacanobia oleracea
Mottled RusticCaradrina morpheus
Setaceous Hebrew CharacterXestia c-nigrum
SnoutHypena proboscidalis
Knot GrassAcronicta rumicis
Red-green CarpetChloroclysta siterata2018
ChevronEulithis testata2018
Ingrailed ClayDiarsia mendica2018
Purple ClayDiarsia brunnea2018
Foxglove PugEupithecia pulchellata2018
Grey DaggerAcronicta psi2018
Grey Pine CarpetThera obeliscata2018
Scalloped HazelOdontopera bidentata2018
ChestnutConistra vaccinii2018
Yellow-Line QuakerLeptologia macilenta2017
Brindled OchreDasypolia templi2017
Spruce CarpetThera britannica2017
Pink-barred SallowXanthia togata2017
Centre-barred SallowAtethmia centrago
Barred YellowCidaria fulvata
Humming-bird Hawk-mothMacroglossum stellatarum
Slender BrindleApamea scolopacina
Dark SpinachPelurga comitata
Tawny Speckled PugEupithecia icterata
Small Clouded BrindleApamea unanimis
RusticHoplodrina blanda
CampionSideridis rivularis
FlameAxylia putris
Swallow ProminentPheosia tremula
Latticed HeathChiasmia clathrata
Gold SpotPlusia festucae
Barred RedHylaea fasciaria
Small Elephant Hawk-mothDeilephila porcellus
Dotted CarpetAlcis jubata
Small RivuletPerizoma alchemillata
July BelleScotopteryx luridata
WallLasiommata megera
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
StreamerAnticlea derivata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2018
Chinese CharacterCilix glaucata2018
Garden DartEuxoa nigricans2018
Orange SwiftTriodia sylvina2018
Lempke's Gold SpotPlusia putnami2018
Middle-barred MinorOligia fasciuncula2018
Common PugEupithecia vulgata2018
Small Angle ShadesEuplexia lucipara2018
Common SwiftKorscheltellus lupulina2018
Green Silver-linesPseudoips prasinana2018
Dark BrocadeMniotype adusta2018
Broom MothCeramica pisi2018
Clouded SilverLomographa temerata2018
Rustic Shoulder-knotApamea sordens2018
Golden-rod PugEupithecia virgaureata2018
Muslin MothDiaphora mendica2018
Pale PinionLithophane socia2018
Small QuakerOrthosia cruda2018
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2018
Powdered QuakerOrthosia gracilis2018
Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2018
Feathered ThornColotois pennaria2017
Angle ShadesPhlogophora meticulosa2017
November Moth agg.Epirrita dilutata agg.2017
Dark ChestnutConistra ligula2017
Square-spot RusticXestia xanthographa2017
Garden CarpetXanthorhoe fluctuata2017
Flame ShoulderOchropleura plecta2017

🌿

Plants230 species

summer

2025

Annual Knawel · Maiden Pink · Beech · Meadow Saxifrage · Polygonum aviculare +225

Annual KnawelScleranthus annuus2024
Maiden PinkDianthus deltoides
BeechFagus sylvatica2024
Meadow SaxifrageSaxifraga granulata2022
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare2022
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2022
Soft-rushJuncus effusus2022
Centaurea nigraCentaurea nigra2022
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2022
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2022
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2022
White CloverTrifolium repens2022
Changing Forget-me-notMyosotis discolor2022
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2022
FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea2022
YarrowAchillea millefolium2022
CleaversGalium aparine2022
Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum
White Dead-nettleLamium album2022
AshFraxinus excelsior2022
Crested Hair-grassKoeleria macrantha2022
Curled DockRumex crispus2022
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2022
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2022
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2022
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2022
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea2022
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2022
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2022
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2022
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2022
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2022
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2022
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2022
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2022
Common Rock-roseHelianthemum nummularium2022
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2022
DaisyBellis perennis2022
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2022
BrambleRubus fruticosus2022
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2022
ElderSambucus nigra2022
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2022
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2022
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2022
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2022
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2022
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare2022
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2022
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2022
Common NettleUrtica dioica2022
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2022
Spring VetchVicia lathyroides2022
Polypodium vulgarePolypodium vulgare2022
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2022
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum2022
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2022
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2022
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2022
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2022
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2022
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2022
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2022
GorseUlex europaeus2022
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2022
DandelionTaraxacum2022
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2022
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper2022
Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2022
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2022
Barren StrawberryPotentilla sterilis2022
Tufted VetchVicia cracca2022
Bush VetchVicia sepium2022
Common BentAgrostis capillaris2022
Greater PlantainPlantago major2022
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea2022
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2022
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2018
Common OracheAtriplex patula2018
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2018
Yellow Oat-grassTrisetum flavescens2018
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2018
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum2024
White CampionSilene latifolia2024
Heath GroundselSenecio sylvaticus2022
IvyHedera helix2022
Parsley PiertAphanes arvensis2022
PignutConopodium majus2022
Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2022
Biting StonecropSedum acre2022
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2022
Erophila vernaErophila verna2022
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium2022
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2022
Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2022
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2022
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2022
Spring-sedgeCarex caryophyllea2022
Wild ThymeThymus drucei2022
Early Hair-grassAira praecox2022
Small-fruited Prickly-sedgeCarex muricata subsp. pairae2022
Knotted CloverTrifolium striatum2022
Common MilkwortPolygala vulgaris2022
Festuca rubraFestuca rubra2022
Wavy Hair-GrassAvenella flexuosa2022
Common VetchVicia sativa2022
Water AvensGeum rivale2022
Common WhitebeamSorbus aria2022
Wood Forget-me-notMyosotis sylvatica2022
Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis2022
Hybrid AvensGeum rivale x urbanum = G. x intermedium2022
Smooth Hawk's-beardCrepis capillaris2022
Prickly SedgeCarex muricata2022
Common WhitlowgrassErophila verna2022
Scottish LaburnumLaburnum alpinum2022
Hedera helixHedera helix2022
Heath BedstrawGalium saxatile2022
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia2022
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2022
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2022
BroomCytisus scoparius2022
BlinksMontia fontana2022
Medium-flowered Winter-cressBarbarea intermedia2022
Creeping Soft-grassHolcus mollis2022
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2022
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2022
Poa pratensisPoa pratensis2022
CrosswortCruciata laevipes2022
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2022
Silver Hair-grassAira caryophyllea2022
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2022
Dwarf MallowMalva neglecta2021
PolypodyPolypodium vulgare2018
Creeping BentAgrostis stolonifera2018
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2018
Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2018
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2018
Bottle SedgeCarex rostrata2018
Phleum pratensePhleum pratense2018
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2018
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2018
RaspberryRubus idaeus2018
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2018
Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis2018
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia2018
Equal-leaved KnotgrassPolygonum arenastrum2018
AlderAlnus glutinosa2018
Sitka SprucePicea sitchensis2018
Common SallowSalix cinerea2018
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2018
HarebellCampanula rotundifolia2018
Celery-leaved ButtercupRanunculus sceleratus2018
Common Ramping-fumitoryFumaria muralis2018
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2018
Common SorrelRumex acetosa2018
Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2018
ButterburPetasites hybridus2018
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus2018
SilverweedPotentilla anserina2018
Scots PinePinus sylvestris2018
BorageBorago officinalis2018
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2018
White WillowSalix alba2018
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2018
PrimrosePrimula vulgaris2018
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2018
Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2018
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2018
ColtsfootTussilago farfara2018
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2018
Dotted LoosestrifeLysimachia punctata2018
Black-poplarPopulus nigra2018
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2018
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2018
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2018
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis2018
Branched Bur-reedSparganium erectum2018
DogwoodCornus sanguinea2018
Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2018
Downy BirchBetula pubescens2018
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata2018
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2018
Wavy Bitter-cressCardamine flexuosa2018
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatus2018
Common Blue-sow-thistleCicerbita macrophylla2018
Red CampionSilene dioica2018
AspenPopulus tremula2018
Water MintMentha aquatica2018
TansyTanacetum vulgare2018
Dryopteris filix-masDryopteris filix-mas2018
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2018
Narrow Buckler-fernDryopteris carthusiana2018
Lesser Sea-spurreySpergularia marina2018
Reed Canary-grassPhalaris arundinacea2018
Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium2018
Sun SpurgeEuphorbia helioscopia2018
Floating Sweet-grassGlyceria fluitans2018
Common ChickweedStellaria media2018
Hairy SedgeCarex hirta2018
Silver BirchBetula pendula2018
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2018
Wild CherryPrunus avium2018
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum2018
NipplewortLapsana communis2018
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2018
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2018
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense2018
BulrushTypha latifolia2018
American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2018
Marsh WillowherbEpilobium palustre2018
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus2018
Corn SpurreySpergula arvensis2018
Water Forget-me-notMyosotis scorpioides2018
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2018
Reflexed Saltmarsh-GrassPuccinellia distans2018
Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2018
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2018
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2018
Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2018
Eared WillowSalix aurita2018
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2018
RhododendronRhododendron ponticum2018
Grey PoplarPopulus alba x tremula = P. x canescens2018
Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris2018
RowanSorbus aucuparia2018
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2018
Bird CherryPrunus padus2018
Field MapleAcer campestre2018
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ruined enclosure, Sweethope Hill

1 / 15

Events & activities nearby

Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.

Bookable tours

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Turnbankbrae PlantationUrban park4.9 km→🌱Stichill House Walled GardenUrban park900 m→⛪Ednam Parish ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→⛪Stichill and Hume KirkReligious grounds2 km→✦Hume CastleHistoric site1.9 km→✦Stichill MillHistoric site2.4 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 3589f7fe-50fe-42c3-8063-a0bae14fcff9