Shawford Down

Shawford Down
Type	Local Nature Reserve
Location	Winchester, Hampshire
OS grid	SU 470 248
Area	19.6 hectares (48 acres)
Managed by	Hampshire Countryside Service

Shawford Down is a 19.6-hectare (48-acre) Local Nature Reserve south of Winchester in Hampshire. It is owned by Hampshire County Council and managed by Hampshire Countryside Service.^[1][2]

The down has strip lynchets, dating to the period in the Middle Ages when the area was cultivated as common land. The site has a range of chalk grassland habitats, with flora including wild parsnip, red bartsia, cowslip and common rock-rose. There are also areas of woodland and scrub.^[1]

References

1. "Shawford Down". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
2. "Map of Shawford Down". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

51.021°N 1.331°W / 51.021; -1.331