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Thistles are becoming more common in the UK as our climate warms up, still haven't found an owner of the bike - although someone did ask if it had a theft protection mark, which I didn't think of at the time.

Usually, when bikes are left like that here it's after they have been stolen and dumped off. Either that... or they are just really bad at parking. hahaha

I did wonder if that might be the case, the tire is off the rim on the front so it could be that it was stolen for a joy ride through the fields. I might just head back and get the exact location from GPS and send the picture to the police - there is a slim chance they will match it up against a reported crime.