Warwickshire farmer counting the cost of crop circle

[dutchman]

A farmer is counting the cost of a giant crop circle appeared on his land.

Bob Wright has spoken of his anger after hoards of people visited his farm at Wappenbury near Princethorpe to see the intricately designed circle. The 150 x 150 yard pattern, which featured over 80 circles, has now been combine harvested in a bid to halt any more people trampling over crops.

Camera crews from as far as Mexico and Canada came to film the crop circle, which was first reported to specialist websites. Experts claimed the pattern showed a six-week lunar calendar starting from August 10.

Mr Wright told the Observer he believed it had been created overnight by around 100 people using GPS equipment.

But he was said left to count the cost of their circle-makers' actions after a large area wheat was ruined.

"Somebody came on Friday (August 17) which was the first I had heard because you can only really see it in a helicopter.

"Only two people actually asked me if they could see it. The other 50 went and ploughed straight through.

"I tried to get them off but its an impossible job because there's a footpath within 50 yards of it and they just don't care.

"And some crackpots believe it's little green men who did it. What a nonsense!

He added the damage had come in what was already a tough year for farmers across the country.

"It's caused huge damage to the wheat crops," he added. "It's been a very ordinary harvest because of the weather and I think bread is going to double in price because of that."