The Paranormal Database

Puma

Location: Wolverhampton (West Midlands) - Disused railway line
Type: ABC
Date / Time: Early 1980s
Further Comments: This large brown cat was blamed for attacking a dog being walked by a child. It was seen a few times walking along disused rail tracks in and around the Wolverhampton area.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2005-02-07   Last updated: 2005-02-07   ID: #5851

Cat Larger than an Alsatian

Location: Wombwell (South Yorkshire) - Pontefract Road / Everill Gate Lane, Broomhill
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 1998
Further Comments: A large black cat was spotted as it darted across the road in front of a car.

Source: User Submission
First added: 2004-08-29   Last updated: 2004-08-29   ID: #5405

Lion

Location: Wrangaton (Devon) - Lane in the area
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 19 November 1998
Further Comments: Police spent eight hours searching for a lion after a local man reported seeing the blood-stained creature enter a field along a lane. Police expressed concern that local hunters armed with shotguns had joined the search. Analysis of a paw print discovered in the area revealed it could belong to a big cat.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2025-07-17   Last updated: 2025-07-17   ID: #15993

Fawn Coloured Cat

Location: Wrentham (Suffolk) - General area
Type: ABC
Date / Time: April 1997 onwards
Further Comments: The Big Cats of Suffolk website reported multiple sightings of large cats in this area. In 1997, a wave of sightings were reported of a lynx or cougar, and patrols were established to try to capture the creature. Sightings have sporadically continued, and in 2015 police reported a panther on the loose.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2024-08-11   Last updated: 2024-08-11   ID: #15587

Panther

Location: Wychbold (Worcestershire) - Railway line between M5 and Bromsgrove
Type: ABC
Date / Time: August 2025
Further Comments: A train driver spotted a large black cat with a long tail crossing the rail tracks ahead of his engine.

Source: Published Media
First added: 2025-08-26   Last updated: 2025-08-26   ID: #16048

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