Some people believe that large cats (possibly panthers) are living wild in Britain. Has there been any sighting near Sheffield? I seem to remember reading about one in the Bradfield area some time back.

there used to be one seen regularly near the M1 towards Barnsley - the locals probably eat it :(

What do you thinks the meat is in Barnsley chops :gag:

Originally posted by slimsid2000
Some people believe that large cats (possibly panthers) are living wild in Britain. Has there been any sighting near Sheffield? I seem to remember reading about one in the Bradfield area some time back.

Believe?? It was the Lincolnshire Wolds one I think, but it was confirmed by someone or other. Been made fact mate.

They had that beast of bodmin in Cornwall a few years back - my aunt works in some type of humane solution thingy job - she was on the committee trying to help it get caught and moved safely.


But it never be found... oooooh mysterious!

one was seen near aston i believe and im sure there was a link on here somewhere about these

I've also seen some big 'rats' around the area, felt sure one the other day was a dog , until it stopped, raised on its back legs and then left via the pedestrian crossing back to the alley at Firth Park..

Thats right Roger, there was a sighting over our way at Aston but I think it was a while ago and a chap saw it on the fields to the right after you pass the Red Lion pub at Todwick traffic ligths as you head out on the A 57 towards South Anston.

I saw the Aston/ Swallownest one myself in the late 80's early 90's.
Me & a mate were walking home to Anston from Crystal Peaks cos we'd missed the last bus after the cinema.

It was well after midnight & it ran across the road in front of us about 200 yards away.

Too big to be a domestic or ferral pussy, too fluid ('sexy- cat-like') to be a mutt.

I wonder why people are always looking at Big Cats and reporting them.
Can't a Big Cat have any privacy at all ? I mean , aren't they entitled to nip out at night for a couple of rabbits or a drink ?
I know if I were a Big Cat , minding my own business at midnight , near Aston , and Don and his mate came bearing down on me , in the dark , I'd skedaddle across the road too.

There was two panthers living in Matlock about two years ago they was last seen, they escaped from a zoo, and were never caught, don't know where they are now, not heard any thing for ages

Originally posted by Don_Kiddick
I saw the Aston/ Swallownest one myself in the late 80's early 90's.
Me & a mate were walking home to Anston from Crystal Peaks cos we'd missed the last bus after the cinema.

It was well after midnight & it ran across the road in front of us about 200 yards away.

Too big to be a domestic or ferral pussy, too fluid ('sexy- cat-like') to be a mutt.

I still reckon its living in Anston Stones wood you know..
I heard about the sighting a while back.

Seems as good a place as any to hide out me thinks.

Here it is! (http://home.westman.wave.ca/~vwtweaked/the_fat_cat.jpg)

Frig me.... LMAO!
What does that thing eat... kids I reckon.

Imagine that thing coming running down your garden path to meet you home from work...

Originally posted by cgksheff
Here it is! (http://home.westman.wave.ca/~vwtweaked/the_fat_cat.jpg)

I expected another airing of the Netto bag :rolleyes: :D

A dog-walker I know told me of seeing "a big cat" in Falconer woods - west of Aston, just last year.

Hmmmm Big Cats Eh!!!! sounds like it could be one of those cats that get fed too much by this woman sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8017... hence the reason she keeps wanting to borrow money. :)

Sorry I couldnt post the full link, I havent posted enough times on here to do this.... but you get the idea...... to be honest I thought I might be able to post a link to this website tho... Hmmmmmm time to get the admin of this website onto it :)

Your not kidding, they are big !

http://muchos.co.uk/members/nickgt/kitten2.jpg

On the same Cryptozooalogical(!) theme,did anyone see the story in the metro today about a "crocodile" living in the thames?According to the report,its being blamed for a number of dissapearing birds(a canadian goose was mentioned) and dogs:o

It seems the pesky reptile is living in an area earmarked for development for the olympics.Guess its one way of making the boat races more exciting:hihi:

slimsid200, my son saw a black cat around Agden Dam, Bradfield about 8 years ago.

Originally posted by tazman
Thats right Roger, there was a sighting over our way at Aston but I think it was a while ago and a chap saw it on the fields to the right after you pass the Red Lion pub at Todwick traffic ligths as you head out on the A 57 towards South Anston.

Me and me mum saw this one! :o Was one of those situations where we both wasnt sure we saw something then check with each other. A big black one!

Big Cats Spotted

If it's spotted, it's a leopard. If it's striped, it's a tiger.

Originally posted by Don_Kiddick
I saw the Aston/ Swallownest one myself in the late 80's early 90's.
Me & a mate were walking home to Anston from Crystal Peaks cos we'd missed the last bus after the cinema.

It was well after midnight & it ran across the road in front of us about 200 yards away.

Too big to be a domestic or ferral pussy, too fluid ('sexy- cat-like') to be a mutt.

Any idea what type of big cat it was?