Top 3 Natural Monuments around Gilston
Gilston’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 3
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Last updated: June 29, 2026
Chadwell Spring and New River Source Monument
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Gernon Bushes Nature Reserve
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Hertford Heath Nature Reserve
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Hatfield Forest Lake
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WWII Bomb Crater Ponds
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A great place for a walk before paying a visit to the Garnon Bushes pub in Coopersale!🙂
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Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 crashed here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air_Cargo_Flight_8509
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This nature reserve is an important habitat and Biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. It's a fine example of lowland heath on pebble gravels that supports a wide diversity of animal species.
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Although I ignored this fence you should not do so unless the paths are very dry.
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These ponds were created by German Bomb Craters from the Blitz in 1940/41
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The New River, an aqueduct that supplies 8% of London's water, originally started here at Chadwell Spring. The source is now to the west at New Gauge.
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Chadwell Spring is the original source of the New River, a water supply aqueduct that provides 8% of London's water. Today, the New River begins slightly to the west, at New Gauge. Chadwell Spring still provides up to 4.3 megalitres of water every day. The water rises up a 98-foot (30 m) circular basin, which is known as the 'banjo'. A stone monument adorns the circumference of the basin and is inscribed with historical dates and river distances.
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Gernon Bushes Nature Reserve is a pocket of ancient woodland that is home to many rare marsh plants and flowers. It is the last remnant of the old Coopersale Common that once linked Epping Lower Forest to Ongar Park, the Royal Hunting Forest. Keep a look-out for the rare marsh fern, as well as lady fern, bogbean, marsh valerian, marsh marigold, and ragged robin.
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