Hope's Nose - Wall's Hill are a complex of cliffs, woodland, grassland and scrub is an important heritage area. It is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), in part for its geology which includes internationally recognised gold formations (although these have long since been removed) and in part for its rare flora (similar to Berry Head).

Wall's Hill is also an Ancient Monument because of its Bronze-Age field system. In 2003 we are introducing a flock of Soay sheep to Hope's Nose, to graze it and keep the scrub under control. Hope's Nose is also a popular haunt of fishermen and birdwatchers.