By Tim Binnall
The mysterious forces behind the crop circle phenomenon had a rather busy weekend as four new formations were found over three consecutive days. In the first instance, reported on July 3rd, two separate designs were discovered near the historical landmark Alfred's Castle in the county of Oxfordshire. The more elaborate of the two formations (featured in the video below) bears a striking resemblance to the first crop circle of the season, suggesting that the preceding piece may have been a practice run for the newfound creation that appeared a few weeks later. The second of the dual designs is far simpler, consisting of a large compressed circle with a ring around it.
On July 4th, the third formation of the weekend (seen in the drone video below) reportedly appeared in the town of Devizes in Wiltshire County, approximately 30 miles from the crop circles that appeared the previous day. Seasoned students of the phenomenon noted that the complex design, which consists of three contrasting circles along the sides of a triangle, is remarkably similar to a formation found in Germany back in 2014. As one might imagine, some have posited that there could be a particularly important message being conveyed in the crop circles that appeared in two different countries twelve years apart. That said, the meaning of the recurring design remains a mystery.
Were the flurry of formations over the weekend some kind of competition, the fourth design may take home the top prize. Reportedly discovered on July 5th, the unique piece (seen in the drone video above) resembles a honeycomb with dozens of different-sized circles appearing in a field at Zeals Knoll in Wiltshire. Strikingly different from any formation found yet this season, the design likely required a considerable amount of work from its creators, assuming it was crafted with human hands rather than advanced alien technology. The cluster of crop circles over the weekend brings the year's total to ten, surpassing that of 2025 and 2024, but still a long way to go to reach 2023's final tally of 22. What do you make of the latest formations? Weigh in with your thoughts at the C2C Facebook page.