Since the 1970s increased sightings of crop circles have been reported in numerous countries across the world.
UFO enthusiasts have feverishly speculated that they are caused by aliens trying to communicate with us, though sceptics say they are man-made.
Les Corney, of the group North East Paranormal Investigations, said: “There are those circles which have been proved to be a hoax in other countries. People have admitted to using a standard plank of wood with rope attached at either end. As they walk around on themselves it can create the perfect symmetry.
“However, there are also those that just can’t be explained away and you think there is no way a person has done that. Crop circles often follow people seeing light anomalies in the sky and seem to appear as if overnight.”
While Northumberland’s wheat field pattern is definitely proving a talking point for some, it has been branded the work of vandals by owners of the land, the Duke of Northumberland’s Estates.
A spokesman for the estates said: “Somebody has gone in and tried to make a crop circle on August 19. They have destroyed part of the wheat crop and upset the wildlife. This sort of thing has a serious side effect, it is mild vandalism.”
