Buckland Hill, Dorset. 

Close to Cerne Abbas

Detail & Location: This circle was first reported on the 10th July 2025 in a field of wheat. It measures approximately 400ft in diameter.

Google Maps Link. OS Grid Ref: ST 64631 01520. What-three-words: ranches.provoking.elevates.

Flight: The location of this formation in Dorset afforded us the opportunity to once again fly along the south coast and into the countryside west of Wiltshire. The location of this crop circle, atop Buckland Hill, near Cerne Abbas, is very close to a circle which appeared in the adjacent field in 2018, next to the radio tower. There have been several circles around Cerne Abbas in years gone by and this present circle can be seen as a continuation of the relationship between the phenomenon and our ancient landscape. 

Visiting: You will need to seek permission from the farmer to enter this field. Do not enter without permission. 

Location & History: Below is information taken from the National Trust website who now own the site: You can read more about the Cerne Abbas Giant on their website here. 

About Cerne Giant

The Cerne Giant is an ancient naked figure sculpted into the chalk hillside above Cerne Abbas in Dorset. Standing at 180ft tall the Cerne Giant is Britain’s largest chalk hill figure and perhaps the best known.

Many theories have surrounded the giant’s identity and origins, including ancient symbol of spirituality, likeness of the Greco-Roman hero Hercules, mockery of Oliver Cromwell and fertility aid. In 2021, after extensive scientific analysis, National Trust archaeologists concluded the giant was probably first constructed in the late Saxon period.

Above the giant is a rectangular earthwork enclosure, known as the Trendle, which is believed to date back to the Iron Age. It is still used today by local Morris Dancers as a site for May Day celebrations. The chalk grassland where the giant lies is of national and European importance for the many rare chalk downland plants and invertebrates that thrive here. Try and spot a marsh fritillary butterfly in May, and look out for wildflowers in summer.

The giant was given to the National Trust in 1920. Part of conserving the giant means leaving it alone as much as possible – the chalk is replaced every decade or so, a process that takes days of work by National Trust rangers and volunteers. The more the ground is disturbed, the quicker the giant erodes away.

About this crop circle: Like a handful of circles in 2025, this crop circle has drawn a considerable amount of attention and controversy; with opinions varied as to its legitimacy. On the one hand, the local police were asking for any information anyone had about who had made it and on the other, those who were deeply impressed by the ground features inside the crop circle. It’s a timely reminder, perhaps, that there is no litmus test for crop circles and that opinions are nearly always divided. 

However, researcher Dan Vidler was very impressed with the quality of this formation at ground level and you can see some of his amazing photos below. Thanks Dan!

Please see the Geometry Gallery below for more details as we have them.

Visiting the Circles? If you are thinking of visiting any crop circles this summer, please read our Visiting the Crop Circles section. It’s full of useful information and etiquette for visiting the countryside and the crop circles. Please remember that you should not enter any fields without the express permission of the farmer.

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Please Help to keep us Flying in 2025: We hope to take to the skies again in 2025 to record the circles that appear this summer. If you have enjoyed looking at our pictures and information please consider making a small donation to keep us flying. There are so few of us left regularly recording the circles it’s really important that we continue. And while some now use drones to record the circles, it is important that there are still images taken from aircraft where the best quality camera equipment can be used and images that include the broad vista of the landscape can be taken. This kind of photography is expensive and it gets harder with each passing year to raise the funds we need to continue our work, but if everyone who regularly looked at this website made a small donation we would meet the funds we need. You can make a donation here.

NOTE: Some of the images below are beautiful landscape scenes. Click on each image to enlarge them and see the whole picture. 

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