| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | West Sussex |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 886 136[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 25.6 hectares (63 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1987[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Levin Down is a 25.6-hectare (63-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Midhurst in West Sussex.[1][2] It is managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.[3]
This is an area of chalk grassland and heath on the slope of the South Downs. The chalk turf has a rich variety of flora, such as autumn gentian, salad burnet, round-headed rampion, autumn lady’s tresses, eyebright, glaucous sedge and quaking grass.[4]
There is access by a footpath from Charlton.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Levin Down". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ↑ "Map of Levin Down". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ↑ "Levin Down". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ↑ "Levin Down citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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