First Crop Circle Of The Year Appears Overnight In Dorset Wheat Field Sparking New Interest In Who Or What Made It

The first crop circle of the year has appeared in a field near Blandford Forum in Dorset leaving locals stumped over who or what created it.

Covering an enormous stretch of wheat field, the 400ft pattern, which is made up of geometric lines and circles, emerged overnight.

While many believe crop circles are created by local pranksters, some think the mysterious shapes are evidence of aliens, including amateur pilot and crop circle enthusiast Matthew Williams, 43, who said: ‘Whoever, or whatever, created the shape must have been there all night – you have to really admire their handiwork.’

Mysterious: The first crop circle of the year has appeared in a field near Blandford Forum in Dorset sparking interest in who or what has created it

Some have taken the drastic step of mowing the formations out of their fields as soon as they appear.

According to John Lundberg, who has also admitted to creating the designs, July is the best month for crop circles.

He told the BBC: ‘The season runs from April, when the first crop is oil seed rape. In June it’s barley and by mid-July it’s wheat. That’s the best crop to work in, that’s when the most spectacular circles appear. Because each stem is upright, you can get pin sharp clarity.’

Like farmers, not everyone appreciates the efforts that Mr Lundberg goes to.

He reported abuse from people who believe crop circles are in fact the work of aliens.

Mr Lundberg, who is part of a group called Circlemakers, said: ‘My art collective – myself, Rod Dickinson and Will Russell – get thousands of abusive e-mails and phone calls. We’ve had attacks on our property, and one of my team had bricks thrown at him. But at least this is not America – people don’t carry guns here.

‘I don’t regard myself as a hoaxer – I’m not interested in rug-pulling anybody. Yet the assumption is that if I make a crop circle, it must be because I want to undermine the beliefs of people who think they are not man-made.’

Source and also a lot more Crop Circle pictures: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2691479/First-crop-circle-year-appears-overnight-Dorset-wheat-field-sparking-new-it.html#ixzz37WoSdVI0 

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