Shawford Down

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]

Shawford Down
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationWinchester, Hampshire
OS gridSU 470 248
Area19.6 hectares (48 acres)
Managed byHampshire Countryside Service

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]

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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

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