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Early August
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| All the oilseed rape has been harvested by now and the fields show
as almost white colour due to the chopped straw lying on the surface as
can be seen in the image on the right.
Oilseed rape stubble has a much coarser texture than wheat or barley. |
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| Much of the winter Oilseed rape crop has been swathed in the East midlands
and, as can be seen, it is still far to tall to land in.
Note the relatively narrow gaps between the rows (1/3gap-2/3 row) compared to combined straw rows (2/3gap-1/3row). You have been warned - this crop will damage your glider and wallet if you land in swathed crop. Some Oilseed rape is desiccated prior to direct harvesting and this crop will appear a dirty grey/brown colour until harvest. Oilseed rape stubble has a much coarser texture than wheat or barley. |
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| The flowers have fallen off and the crop has a coarse texture
and pale green colour which is fading fast.
This is the most dangerous phase of the crop growth for glider pilots as the field has lost it's warning colour. During the next fortnight the crop will take on a grey/green colour and shortly after that it is ready for swathing this is normally in the middle of July in the East midlands. |
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| The flowers have fallen off and the crop has a coarse texture
and pale green colour which is fading fast but with isolated flowers remaining
for another week.
This is the most dangerous phase of the crop growth for glider pilots as the field has lost it's warning colour. |
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| Apologies for the lack of decent aerial image here - the rape field
is in the top right hand corner of the frame and can be identified by the
light yellow appearance in parts of the field.
Most of the flowers have fallen off and the crop has a coarse texture and pale green colour but with isolated flowers remaining for another week or two. This is the most dangerous phase of the crop growth for glider pilots as the field has lost it's warning colour. |
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| Past full flower in East Midlands and over 1.8metres tall.
The bright yellow colour will start to fade over the next couple of weeks as most plants finish flowering but some flowers will be visible for several weeks to come. |
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| I told that it grows quickly.
In full flower in East Midlands and over 1.5metres tall. |
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| I told that it grows quickly.
Now 120cm tall and starting to flower. |
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| Too tall land in at around 70-80cm high
Note The crop is in its rapid growth phase (grown 30cm in last 7 days) KEEP WATCHING. Yellow flowers will be appearing in midlands this next week and are probably already showing in the South of England. |
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| Too tall land in at around 50cm high
Note The crop has begun its rapid growth phase KEEP WATCHING. |
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| Caution
Please bear in mind that all the images for this site will be taken in the East Midlands so allowances will have to be made if your area is a significant distance to the North or South. (Typically crops run 7-10 days earlier on the South Coast of England and approx. 7-14 days later in the Scottish Borders). |