Updated Tuesday 8th August 1996
An pole shot by Steve Alexander. Copyright 1996.
A small single circle. It can be viewed from the A4. It looks very well made.
Small, simple circle in Wheat at Cherhill, Wiltshire.
Formed - 21.6.96
Date of visit - 23.6.96
Crop Type - Young Wheat
Crop Height - 3ft 1 ins
Circle Diameter - 34ft 4 ins x 33ft 10 ins
Not much damage to stem bases - some buckling evident - crop still very flexible and springy. Not to much damage visible on upper part of stems, no crushing or scrapes.
Slight phototropism in effect, lifting at seed heads only
from the lay. Nodal bending therefore, evident at top nodal points.
No nodal swelling or elongation, no expulsion cavities.
The circle has a flatish centre with snaps and buckling. No single stems were found.
Neat, simple, small circle, with some slight swathing around the edges - neat, tight swirl.
This formation was perhaps 3-4 days old at maximum, and had not had many visitors. (It was quite a walk up the steep field). The flattened crop was very springy underfoot, and apart from the centre swirl it remained suprisingly, visibly undamaged. I would guess a great deal of force was used in the flattening process, as the young, strong and springy crop was laid quite flat with no plants showing any resistance, such as standing or semi standing stems. It was also interesting to note that the wheat (much coarser crop than barley), was considerably slower in its attempt to recover than barley at this stage in maturity. Or perhaps this could be accounted for if the crop had been changed during its flattening, and had been programmed to lie flat.
