With summer well and truly underway police are reporting an increase in reports of crop circles appearing across the county.
They might seem harmless but they actually have a huge negative impact on the hardworking landowners and farmers whose crops are damaged.
Creating a crop circle is criminal damage and an offence.
The damage caused means a loss in revenue to the farmer and landowner. They also have to deal with civil trespass issues on their land after a crop circle has been created when members of the public come without permission, to view the circle. It has also been known for individuals to pose as part of a charity or as the landowner at the site of crop circles and attempt to take ‘donations’ from people viewing the crop circle.
All farmers and landowners are being urged to report any crop circles found on their land so it can be recorded.
Often after a crop circle appears, individuals will arrive with a drone to photograph it. Take note of any vehicles, their registration plates, and any individuals and pass this information to the police.
If a circle is created on your land make sure you tell the Crop Circle Community if you decide to allow access to the general public, and if you intend to cut the circle out.
There are 3 places to do this:
1. http://www.cropcircleaccess.com/
2. http://www.cropcircleconnector.com/anasazi/post2004.html
3. http://temporarytemples.co.uk/
Police are also requesting the public help support rural communities by reporting any suspicious vehicles, behaviour or people in crop fields to police on 101 they may be attempting to create a crop circle and committing criminal damage.
If you can see a crop circle creation in progress, call police on 999.
