
A 180ft ancient fertility symbol is to be re-chalked following fears that the white giant is turning into the invisible man.
The well-endowed Cerne Abbas Giant etched onto a Dorset hillside has become obscured by vegetation and moss after a wet start to the summer.
The situation has been worsened by a shortage of sheep farmers to lend their flocks to the National Trust.
It usually borrows around 100 sheep for a few weeks in May and September to graze on the vegetation and keep the giant in shape.
The naked, sexually aroused, club-wielding figure is also due for a re-chalk in September to brighten up its outline.
Rob Rhodes, National Trust head warden for west Dorset, said: "Every year we have sheep on the hillside eating the grass to keep the giant visible.
"We rely on local farmers and the way agriculture is going at the moment, there's hardly any sheep left in that part of Dorset."
He added: "Because of the wet weather, there's a lot of moss and lichen growing on the giant which has made the white chalk a greeny colour."
The Trust is hoping to get a flock of sheep on the hillside as soon as possible.
Mr Rhodes added: "The grass is now pretty much smothering the whole of the giant. He is not completely invisible but he is quite overgrown."
The first record of the giant, also referred to as the Rude Man, dates back to 1694 and he is now a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Many believe the figure is a symbol of ancient spirituality and fertility and he has been used to advertise products as diverse as condoms, jeans and bicycles.
During the Second World War, the giant was disguised to prevent the Germans using him as an aerial landmark.
Since then he has always been visible, receiving regular grass trimming and a full re-chalking every 10 years.
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