Levin Down

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]

Levin Down

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search	West Sussex
Grid reference	SU 886 136[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	25.6 hectares (63 acres)[1]
Notification	1987[1]
Location map	Magic Map

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. "Designated Sites View: Levin Down". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
2. "Map of Levin Down". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
3. "Levin Down". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
4. "Levin Down citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 May 2019.