The Wherwell Cockatrice
Nothing now remains of Wherwell Priory and a Manor House now stands in its place. The priory was founded by Queen Elfrida, widow of King Edgar the Peaceful circa 986AD.
Category: Cryptozoology
Solebury Mountain
A phantom wolf supposedly haunts this ridge south of New Hope. Information on the wolf is scarce (read non-existent) but I find it interesting that a number of sightings were reported in the last few years of the so-called Yardley Yeti, which despite the name was a dog-like creature, from the region around New Hope.
The Dobhar-chu
The Dobhar-chu or water hound is a lake dwelling creature of Irish Folklore. It is covered in short white fur with a dark cross on it’s back and described as being like a dog or a large sea otter.
Aguas Buenas Creature
On 9 March 1996 Ovidio Mendez reported seeing a strange creature whilst he was burying a mutilated chicken. It was described as walking on two feet and being gray coloured. It had clawed hands, fangs and red slanted eyes.
The map shows Aguas Buenas and not the exact location of the sighting.
Beast Of Essex: Wivenhoe
On 28th January 2009 the Daily Gazette featured an article by Emily Parsons entitled Wivenhoe: Policeman bumps into ‘Beast of Essex’ about a sighting of the large black cat that is suspected to be at large in the county.
The Beast is back!
The Wolf of Allendale / The Hexham Wolf
"Wolf at Large in Allendale" was the headline of The Hexham Courant on 10th December 1904. The Courant reported that in the last three weeks, farmers around the village of Allendale were stabling their animals at night as loss of livestock had become a serious concern.
Beast Of Essex: Colchester
On 28th April 2008 the Daily Gazette featured an article by Gareth Palmer entitled ‘Colchester: Now ‘Beast’ is seen in cemetery’ which concerned the latest sighting of the Beast of Essex.
The Beast of Essex may have been spotted in Colchester Cemetery.
Beast Of Essex: Between Colchester and Lawford
On 28th March 2008 the Daily Gazette featured an article by Lauren Oldershaw entitled ‘Colchester: Fresh ‘beast’ sighting’ in which she detailed a witness account of a large black cat sighting.
‘Another sighting has been made of the elusive so-called beast of Essex.
Beast Of Essex: Mersea
On 18th May 2007 the Daily Gazette featured an article by Louise Sassoon entitled ‘Mersea: Big cat spotted’. The article detailed the sighting of a creature described as a Lynx.
Pensioner Patricia Seagroatt had the shock of her life after she went for a morning stroll – and came eye to eye with a lynx-like cat the size of a labrador.
Beast Of Essex: Great Bentley
On 3rd January 2007, the Daily Gazette featured an article entitled ‘Great Bentley: Mystery beast in accident’ by Jonathan Schofield, which detailed an encounter with what could have been the Beast of Essex.
’A young woman had a lucky escape when her car hit a tree after swerving to avoid a large animal.
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