Shawford Down

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Shawford Down
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Shawford Down
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationWinchester, Hampshire
OS grid SU 470 248
Area19.6 hectares (48 acres)
Managed byHampshire 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.

Coordinates: 51°01′16″N1°19′52″W / 51.021°N 1.331°W / 51.021; -1.331