New Formations

The Sanctuary, nr Avebury, Wiltshire,
1st July 2008 - 200ft approx, wheat

Photo - Steve Alexander

Honey Street, Wiltshire, 4th July 2008
wheat

Photo - Steve Alexander

East Field, Alton Barnes, Wiltshire
9th July 2008 - wheat

Photo - Steve Alexander

Charlbury Hill, Oxfordshire, 14th July 2008

Photo - Steve Alexander

There is a new crop formation close to Charlbury Hill in Oxfordshire. The formation is an abstract design and is about 250ft ft across. The formation is very close to a Roman Road and a tumulus. More information about this event will follow soon. More images of this crop formation can be found on our LATEST CROP CIRCLES Section on our website.

Avebury Manor, Wiltshire.
15th July 2008. 400ft approx. Wheat

Photo Steve Alexander

This huge crop circle resembling the planetary orbits of our solar system appeared beside Avebury stone circle this morning (15th July). The circle drew visitors from far and wide. Avebury has been a centre for crop circle activity for over 20 years.

Buckland, nr Faringdon, Oxon
Reported 14th July 2008 - 150ft approx.
Wheat

Photo Steve Alexander

This small but neat six-petalled flower was reported on the 14th july 2008. Located on the A420 not far from Faringdon.

Image Jim Denomy Copyright 2008

The second report now for this year, a formation of five circles of increasing size with a connecting pathway, in wheat. Found morning of July 11, after a thunderstorm. Still being investigated by CCCRN Ontario. Some nice lay patterns, also. I've attached two photos for now. More photos also, but still sorting through them. Another online photo album by Sandra Deveau is here.

Some interesting observations by one of our expert agricultural consultants, Mervyn Erb (to Joanna Emery, CCCRN rep for Ontario, who also just went there today):

Paul Anderson
Canadian Crop Circle Research Network
www.cccrn.ca

Image JoAnne VanMaar Copyright 2008

Discovered yesterday morning, heavy rain and lightening storm. Mr VanMaar was milking his cows and a neighbouring farmer stopped in at about 6:30 am and said there were a number of crop circles in VanMaar’s wheat near the road. VanMaar went to the field after milking and a number of motorists had already stopped.

I was there this morning. There are 5 circles. The smallest is closest to the road and they become larger as you go back. The front one is ~14 ft, the next ~24 ft, the next ~30 ft, the next~48 ft and the last ~60 ft. I did not have a tape measure, I just stepped them off.

The winter wheat plants are bent over pretty well at ground level. I went to many areas to check, especially the edges where I doubt anyone had walked.

Did not find one expulsion cavity on any stem node. Found some very green quackgrass in the wheat, and even it did not have any blown out stem nodes. Maybe our “friends” are using new radio wave technology that doesn’t do that any more.

But a couple of very interesting, telltale features. This field was in silage corn last year and the farmer no-tilled wheat into the silage corn stubble after the corn silage was harvested. Therefore we have these remaining 8” tall corn stalks. The no-till drill knocked a lot of the corn stalks over when the wheat was planted, however a portion of them are still standing up strong and tall. No one with boards on their feet knocked this wheat down, as all the corn stalks would have been flattened. Notice in my pictures how the wheat stalks were bent up-over-and down those standing corn stalks. That is phenomenal. Some wheat stalks are even caught in the crevices of the old corn stalks. There is also the very neat cross hatching that takes place, as wheat plants are folded over other wheat plants as you go from one circle to another through the adjoining – shall we call them “hallway” areas.

I’m convinced this is the real deal. And it must have taken place in the blink of an eye. I sure don’t see this stuff everyday Joanna.

There are 35 pictures in total. I will send them to you in three groups as your server may not take them all at once.

Mervyn Erb