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Sunday 12 October 2008

Image of the Day ... another crop circle

Crop Circle Connector; says: 'This new formation is very impressive. It is located under the Ridgeway, Avebury. It is in Maize crop that stands about 6-8ft tall. It measures 200m in length, and 150m across. The discs that make up the formation are 20m, 15m, and 10m in diameter. Some of the crop remains standing and continues to grow, some is flat on the ground, still growing, and some is either broken or uprooted, lying dead on the ground, though this may be partly due to being trampled by visitors and animals. 'scrape' marks are apparent on the stems in a number of places throughout the formation, though again, this could be from visitors boots.

This giant of a formation is well worth visiting. It is fantastic to have such beautiful formations appearing as late at this. The sheer size and complexity of this years late formations in maize has never been seen before in the UK. The whole experience of locating a maize formation in a field due to its height is an unusual experience indeed, with the plants towering over you. This may be the last formation of the 2008 season, which started in, and ended in Avebury....then again, maybe the season will continue, and produce more of these fascinating patterns in the landscape.