Levin Down

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|name= Levin Down

|aos= West Sussex

|interest=Biological

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|area= {{convert|25.6|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1987

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Levin Down is a {{convert| 25.6 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Midhurst in West Sussex.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000626&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Levin Down | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate =2 May 2019}}{{cite web|url= https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000626%27|title=Map of Levin Down|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 2 May 2019}} It is managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.{{cite web|url= https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/visit/levin-down |title= Levin Down |publisher= Sussex Wildlife Trust |accessdate= 2 May 2019}}

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.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000626.pdf |title=Levin Down citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 2 May 2019}}

There is access by a footpath from Charlton.