Bridge Dogs

Location: Wissett (Suffolk) - Mill Road
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Two bridges along this stretch of road are the haunt of the black shuck.

Long Legged Dog

Location: Wix (Essex) - Crossroads in the village
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: August 2007, around 20:00h
Further Comments: A dark dog with long legs and drop ears suddenly appeared in front of a car. As the driver passed, the dog vanished as quickly as it had arrived.

Galley Trot

Location: Woodbridge (Suffolk) - General area
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown, but prior to twentieth century
Further Comments: The large demonic dog once reported around Woodbridge was white and as large as a cow. The creature was said to give chase if people fled from it.

Ghostly Dog

Location: Woodcutts (Dorset) - Ruins of Priory
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Early twentieth century
Further Comments: A large black hound has been observed here several times, recognisable from its lack of ears and saucer-sized eyes.

Talking Shuck

Location: Woolpit (Suffolk) - Road approaching the village
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Nineteenth century
Further Comments: The shuck in this yarn caught a man and spoke, informing the unfortunate gentleman that he would be dead within a week. Not surprisingly, he died the following night.

Black Dog

Location: Wootton Bassett (Wiltshire) - Black Dog Road
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: Unsurprisingly, it is a black dog that haunts the road which has taken its name. It is believed to only reveal itself to those soon to die.

Huge Dog

Location: Worksop (Nottinghamshire) - Blyth Road, near Hodsock Priory
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: 11 May 1991
Further Comments: A black dog with glowing red eyes standing taller than a Great Dane was encountered by a woman driving home. The creature appeared to be dragging something large across the road, although the witness was not sure what it was. Distracted by something else for a few moments, the woman turned back to look at the hound, only to find it had gone.

Padfoot

Location: Wreghorn (Yorkshire) - Area between village and Headingly Hill
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This creature, a midnight black dog the size of a donkey, would bring bad luck and misfortune to all who saw it. It was also always heard when a local person of some importance died - his howls and barks would cause all the mortal dogs in the neighbourhood to also howl.

Headless Dog

Location: Yeaton (Shropshire) - Road between village and Baschurch
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: The site of a murder which took place many years ago was said to have become home to a headless black dog.

Barghest

Location: York (Yorkshire) - Side roads and snickleways in city
Type: Shuck
Date / Time: Unknown
Further Comments: This large black hound with red glowing eyes, known as Barghest, Barguist or Barguest, is said to prey on humans alone along the snickleways in the city. The creature has also been spotted in the old castle area.