First Crop Circle of 2021

 

I'm pleased to report that the first British crop circle of this year has appeared. It was reported on Monday at Stanton St Bernard, Wiltshire; not far from Alton Barnes, right in the heartland of the crop circle phenomenon. Like a lot of those early in the season, it is in a field of oil seed rape. This medium is far tougher and less malleable that wheat or barley, which is why early circles are sometimes the most interesting. It is a structure that almost covers two tramlines and is a circle containing sixteen tessellated triangles. Unlike last year's first crop circle, see: https://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.com/2020/05/first-2020-crop-circle.html, there are far fewer restrictions on movement at the moment, making human construction more likely. Source: http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/2021/Stanton/Stanton2021a.html. A YouTuber called "The Hampshire Flyer" has beaten Matthew Williams to the finish line to provide the first aerial footage, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_2jdDrJ_NM. Regardless of its origins, there has been a widespread joyous reaction to the emergence of this formation. Of course it is just one of many; indeed it is preceded in 2021 by one in Tenginskaya, Russia, see: http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/2021/Tenginskaya/Tenginskaya2021a.html. However, it seems to carry more emotional weight than most others; in fact Miles Johnston made a dedicated video about it, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8Pau3BYZGg. This is because of the hardships the British people have faced over the last fourteen months. It is reported that the landowner has denied permission for access, but apparently there is an honesty box there. If so please use it.
See here for background: https://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.com/2017/07/wiltshire-police-on-crop-circles.html.
And: https://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.com/2008/09/2008-best-crop-circle-year-ever.html.
And: https://hpanwo.blogspot.com/2013/02/crop-circle-challenge-2013.html.
And: https://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.com/2011/06/crop-circles-ikea-and-dreams.html.