UK Cryptozoology

[Drago]

An interesting one this.

There are undoubtedly big cats on the prowl in the UK - I've seen one and have the stained Y fronts to prove it.

And locally there was a wallaby for a while that Mrs D had seen.

But it seems my favourite, Bigfoot, may also be at large in Britain. This sighting was fairly local to me (I've run MTB course for the police in those same woods...)

https://comboboxtv.co.uk/tales-of-bigfoot-in-the-uk-the-wicken-woods-cryptid/

And another scary encounter...

https://comboboxtv.co.uk/uk-bigfoot-research-group-the-hairy-pedestrian/

So, have you seen a mysterious creature in the UK, or know of one seen locally? Im pretty sure our Accy is Spring-Heeled Jack, but he will of course deny it.

 

[numbnuts]

We have wallaby, two have been killed on the road in the past few weeks

 

[classic33]

Not seen by me,(cleaner waiting on the first bus to get to work) but a lion reported to police seen 2 miles away.

Bigfoot, or bigfoot like creature, sightings in the NE quarter of Leeds in recent months

 

[Webbo2]

Wallabies used to quite common in Staffordshire, there was a private zoo at the Roaches just above Leek. They apparently escaped from there.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Wallabies live on an island in Loch Lomond, have done for decades.

As for Big Foot, that was just 'Big Daz' heading to/from the pub...

 

[MichaelW2]

We have feral muntjac deer roaming leafier suburbs of Norwich.The only odd wild life seen in quiet norfolk lanes of an evening is the Beast with Two Backs.

 

[Dogtrousers]

There have been sightings of a very big cat in SE London.

Guarding the Catford Centre since 1974.

 

[Drago]

We have feral muntjac deer roaming leafier suburbs of Norwich.

Funnily enough Mini D#3 lives in a 1930s house and nearby they've build a huge housing estate that has displaced loads of wildlife and they now see muntjac deer calmly roaming the streets and feasting on the ferges in broad daylight.

 

[Chris S]

Muntjac deer have been spotted in Hall Green and on the River Rea route in South Birmingham.

There are approximately 200-300 ring-necked parakeets roosting on an island in Shard End park. I've even seen one at the end of my road, several miles away.

 

[newts]

There ara big kitties around.

View: https://youtu.be/pQ78rhjthQY?si=De6_yrROGllgXDnE

 

[Beebo]

Muntjac deer have been spotted in Hall Green and on the River Rea route in South Birmingham.

There are approximately 200-300 ring-necked parakeets roosting on an island in Shard End park. I've even seen one at the end of my road, several miles away.

Parakeets are considered to be naturalised, there are thousands in south London.

Muntjac are still considered to be invasive. Where as fallow deer are considered naturalised even though they were brought over by the Romans, it’s all very confusing.

 

[lazybloke]

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/rats-the-size-of-cats.217268/post-4772538

Big cats aren't news in my gaff.

 

[Drago]

Parakeets are considered to be naturalised, there are thousands in south London.

Muntjac are still considered to be invasive. Where as fallow deer are considered naturalised even though they were brought over by the Romans, it’s all very confusing.

I think fallow deer have integrated and learned the language so theyre more accepted.

 

[Alex321]

We had Mink locally where I used to live just North of Merthyr Tydfil.

 

[Chris S]

Parakeets are considered to be naturalised, there are thousands in south London.

The first sightings in Birmingham were around 2010. They're still only a common sight in specific areas.

DNA analysis of their feathers has shown that they're related to the London ones. They probably hitched a ride on a freight train given their proximity to the London to Birmingham line.