| Shawford Down | |
| Type: | Local Nature Reserve |
| Grid Ref Uk: | SU 470 248 |
| Location: | Winchester, Hampshire |
| Area: | 19.6ha |
| Manager: | Hampshire Countryside Service |
Shawford Down is a 19.6abbr=offNaNabbr=off 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]