Overview

• Dorset Police’s Rural Crime Team is appealing for information after discovering the scoured spider-like pattern that it has classified as criminal damage.
• The pattern was cut down to the chalk, rendering crop salvage impossible.
• Topsoil depletion caused by the deep scouring could pose long-term risks for field viability, according to PC Kate Schofield.
• This marks the third crop circle in the region since May following earlier formations near Dorchester and in Ware, Devon.
• Drone images captured by local photographer Thorlak Gudrod Hallett showcase the intricate, woven-body design adjacent to the ancient Cerne Abbas Giant.