Cley Hill, Wilts | 30th July 2016

Cley Hill, Wilts | 30th July 2016

Cley Hill, nr Warminster, Wiltshire This formation is a diamond ring, so to speak. A ring of twenty standing diamond shapes in a flattened ring around a large standing circle at the centre of the design. The formation measures approximately 200ft in diameter and is in...
Calstone Wellington, Wilts | 23rd July 2016

Calstone Wellington, Wilts | 23rd July 2016

Ranscomb Bottom, nr Calstone Wellington, Wilts Close to Cherhill white horse. This is by far the most impressive formation of the 2016 season. It measures some 450ft approx and is located in a sloping field on the side of Ranscomb Bottom, a deep and beautiful scenic...
Figsbury Ring, Wilts | 22nd July 2016

Figsbury Ring, Wilts | 22nd July 2016

Figsbury Ring, nr Firsdown, Wiltshire This huge formation was placed just south of Figsbury Ring hill fort, close to Salisbury in Wiltshire. It measures upwards of 300ft in diameter and is in a field of maturing wheat. The design is extremely crisp and the whole...
Reigate, Surrey | 19th July 2016

Reigate, Surrey | 19th July 2016

Reigate Hill, Reigate, Surrey. There have been several depictions of the iconic ‘Alien Face’ in crop circles over the years, the most famous perhaps being the huge ‘Alien Face and Disc’ at Crabwood in Hampshire back in 2002. Whatever the alien...
Devizes, Wilts | 16th July 2016

Devizes, Wilts | 16th July 2016

Wessex Ridgeway, nr Devizes, Wiltshire. This is another of a series of simple circles and ringed circles that have appeared this season. There is always something elegant about being this kind of design on a field and as I’ve remarked before reminds us of the...
Hackpen Hill, Wilts (2) | 16th July 2016

Hackpen Hill, Wilts (2) | 16th July 2016

Hackpen Hill, nr Broad Hinton, Wiltshire. There has already been one formation at Hackpen Hill this season (see the first on here). This second formation lies below the Ridgeway on the other side of the road from the chalk horse  on the side of the escarpment. It is...
Wilton Windmill, Wilts | 15th July 2016

Wilton Windmill, Wilts | 15th July 2016

Wilton Windmill, Wilton, Wilts. This pretty little formation appeared in a field by the side of the windmill at Wilton. It has been suggested that the pattern is made from two mirrored Golden Section spirals to create the heart-shape. One of the novel things about...
Twyford, Hants | 11th July 2016

Twyford, Hants | 11th July 2016

Northfields, nr Twyford, Hampshire This rather elegant ring and circle was yet another formation to occur on the old circle hunting ground of Hampshire. Hampshire was the location of many of the early formations in the 1980s, and while in later years Wiltshire gained...
Stonehenge, Wilts | 7th July 2016

Stonehenge, Wilts | 7th July 2016

Stonehenge, Wiltshire Important: The farmer has remarked that he does not want large numbers of visitors to his field, but acknowledges that because of its location it is bound to attract enthusiasts. He has asked that if people must visit that they please stick to...