This ridge of high ground above Inkpen and Combe is always worth a visit at any time of year. Autumn migration is particulary good, with Wheatear, Whinchat and Redstart regularly recorded in good numbers, and parties of hirundines passing low over the hill or feeding in large flocks over the fields below. Buzzards are resident, as are Red Kites and Barn Owls nearby, and Ravens have bred in recent years. Plenty of public tracks and footpaths can take you further (OS Landranger map 174 is ideal), and much of the land is permissive open access. Park either at the eastern side of Walbury Hill, or near Combe road down from the Gibbet. It can be popular with walkers and hang-gliders at weekends, and always be wary of thieves on the look out for valuables in cars.

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