The Paranormal Database

Lioness

Location: Billericay (Essex) - Exact location unknown
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 29 May 1982 (Lion), 2008 (black cat)
Further Comments: Seen by the same woman twice in one day, the lion-like cat was described as 'champagne coloured'. A photograph taken in 2008 shows what appears to be a large black cat, though without a scale reference, it may just be a small cat.

Panther

Location: Bleasby (Nottinghamshire) - Main Street, leaving village
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 2007
Further Comments: A father and son walking through Bleasby spotted a large black panther-like cat, the size of a German Shepherd, across the road and through the hedgerows into a field.

Isolated Bodmin Moor.

Beast of Bodmin

Location: Bodmin (Cornwall) - General area
Type: ABC
Date / Time: Ongoing
Further Comments: Another famous cryptid, the Beast of Bodmin is thought by some to be a large black cat, while others believe the creature is more paranormal in nature. Regardless, dozens of sightings span years.

Black Cat

Location: Bolton (Greater Manchester) - Farnworth cemetery, Darcy Lever
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 11 October 2012, 14:30h
Further Comments: Alanah and Sherri-Lee Belk spotted a large black cat from around fifteen metres away in a field. The creature ran off in the opposite direction.

Alum Chime, off West Cliff Road, Bournemouth.

Puma

Location: Bournemouth (Dorset) - West Cliff Road
Type: ABC
Date / Time: August 2005, November 2018
Further Comments: In 2005, salesman Kevin Hamersley from Wiltshire said he spotted saw a puma along this road, just one of many sightings in the region. Thirteen years later, a panther was spotted on the patio of another West Cliff resident. It is speculated (and highly unlikely) that the creature lives in the nearby Alum Chime.

Like a Cheetah

Location: Bowburn (Durham) - Outside private residence
Type: ABC
Date / Time: July/August 1986
Further Comments: A couple from the village spotted a cat as large as a Labrador with a face like a cheetah and a tail about seventy-five centimetres long near their home. Police said it may have been a wildcat.

Black Leopard

Location: Boxted (Suffolk) - Stream near woodland behind houses, and B1066
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 30 August 1994, between 20:00h-21:00h, and 2016-2017
Further Comments: The Big Cats of Suffolk website reports that a motorcyclist and passenger chased a large black cat with a long tail seen near a stream. The creature disappeared into a hedge. Two other large black cat sightings were also reported along the nearby Boxted to Hartest Road mid 2010s.

Large Cat

Location: Braintree (Essex) - Near Capel Hill Golf Course
Type: ABC
Date / Time: May 1996
Further Comments: Walkers reported seeing a large cat in the area.

Cheetah

Location: Brighton (Sussex) - Junction of Mill Road and Dyke Road
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 23 December 1982, 22:00h
Further Comments: Driving home, Douglas Owen encountered a large cat resembling a cheetah lying on a grassy bank. After watching it for a short while, the cat ran off towards nearby houses.

Big Cat Attack

Location: Brockenhurst (Hampshire) - Near disused railway line
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 04 June 1994
Further Comments: At least five witnesses watched a large black cat attack a dog before running off to chase nearby ponies. The incident was reported to the police, and although the cat remained undiscovered, New Forest keepers found a collie dog with a broken leg.

Large Cat

Location: Bullgill (Cumbria) - General area
Type: ABC
Date / Time: Circa 2009
Further Comments: Sighted in fields around this area, this cat appeared to be too large to be a normal feline, and too small to be anything else.

Hunting Cat

Location: Bures (Suffolk) - Field outside village
Type: ABC
Date / Time: February 2009
Further Comments: Two witnesses watched a large cat as it chased two deer across a field. They could see the mud flicking up from the feline's feet as it ran. The witnesses searched the area and found a large paw print, twice the size of their retriever.

St. Johns College, Cambridge.

College Cat

Location: Cambridge (Cambridgeshire) - St. Johns College
Type: ABC
Date / Time: November 1996
Further Comments: Both a caretaker and the groundsman saw a massive black cat on the grounds. It has been speculated the creature was the so called 'Fen Tiger', a large cat-like cryptid for which sightings around Cambridgeshire date back at least 30 years.

Clouded Leopard

Location: Canterbury (Kent) - Countryside around the area
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 1975
Further Comments: An escapee from Howletts Park, this leopard lived for eight months in the Kent countryside, before being shot by a farmer.

Black Cat

Location: Cardiff (South Glamorgan) - Bute Park
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 2020s
Further Comments: A large black cat has been reported in the park.

Labrador-Sized Cat

Location: Carlisle (Cumbria) - Bypass close to wooded area near Asda
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 04 August 2012
Further Comments: Raymond Sant reported seeing a large black cat with a long tail, the size of a Labrador, as he and his wife drove to Asda.

Lioness

Location: Chester (Cheshire) - Upton area
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 23 October 1976
Further Comments: A reported lioness was spotted roaming the area, though a police search could find nothing.

Brown Feline

Location: Chippenham (Wiltshire) - Railway line near Cocklebury Lane Bridge
Type: ABC
Date / Time: April 2021
Further Comments: A large brown cat could be seen from Cocklebury Lane Bridge as it crossed the railway line.

Huge Cat

Location: Chorleywood (Hertfordshire) - M25, between Junctions 18 & 19
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 29 January 2009
Further Comments: Driving along the M25, Karen Thomas reported seeing a large black cat on the edge of a field. The creature was described as ten times larger than a dog.

Tiger

Location: Church Fenton (North Yorkshire) - Fields in the area
Type: ABC
Date / Time: July 2006
Further Comments: Police were dispatched to this area after they received two independent reports of a tiger in the district. An RAF aircraft in the area joined the search, which ultimately found no evidence of the cat.

Brown Cat

Location: Claxton (Norfolk) - Exact location not known
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 09 June 1996
Further Comments: A large brown alien cat was reported in this area in 1996.

Killer Cat

Location: Clyro (Powys) - General area
Type: ABC
Date / Time: Summer 1989
Further Comments: This mysterious creature killed dozens of sheep over the summer months, tearing out their throats. Two people who saw the beast said it was dark in colour and larger than a dog. Not all agreed with the belief that the creature was a cat, some stating that the entity was a gwyllgi, a large black dog.

Black ABC

Location: Colchester (Essex) - Mersea Road
Type: ABC
Date / Time: January 1996 to 1999
Further Comments: A large black cat was spotted along this Colchester road at different times by multiple witnesses.

Dark Brown Cat

Location: Colonsay (Argyll and Bute) - Close to a stone dyke
Type: ABC
Date / Time: Cat in 1999, fox in January 2012
Further Comments: In 1999, a couple visiting the island observed a dark brown large cat, much bigger than a wild cat, roughly the size of a collie. Thirteen years later, the body of a fox was discovered on the island, worrying the locals as no foxes have ever been found here.

Eaten Calves

Location: Convoy (County Donegal) - Unnamed farm
Type: ABC
Date / Time: October 2012
Further Comments: After two calves found half eaten, fears were expressed that a large cat was on the loose in the area. A local RSPCA inspector said it was unlikely that a dog would be able to cause so much damage to the dead animals.