Tag Archives: British cryptozoology

Pterodactyl sightings in England

Posted on October 6, 2011 by richard

Pteranodons over Yorkshire? Bat-winged monsters in Lancashire? RICHARD FREEMAN revisits a flap of pterodactyl sightings in England. On September 15, 1982, a man walking his dog in Pudsey, West Yorkshire, heard a loud scream, followed by a low groan. Fearing … Continue reading →

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Sea monster in the Hebrides

Posted on June 27, 2011 by richard

I have just started reading – rather belatedly in life – ‘Ring of Bright Water’, Gavin Maxwell’s classic account of his life, in the company of various pet otters, at Sandaig, a remote bay in the western Highlands of Scotland. About a … Continue reading →

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Giant poison shrews of Scotland

Posted on February 21, 2011 by admin

Dr KARL SHUKER reveals a little-known cryptid from northern Britain – the lavellan. Continue reading →

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Wild men of the woods

Posted on May 9, 2008 by admin

Were the Woodwoses of medieval legend a British equivalent of Bigfoot? Continue reading →

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Here be dragons

Posted on May 9, 2008 by admin

A huge reptilian beast devouring livestock and men… no wonder the dragon has captured the imagination for centuries Continue reading →

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Animal magic

Posted on May 1, 2008 by admin

Every year reports come in of weird , sometimes unidentifiable, creatures in the British countryside Continue reading →

Posted in Weird Creatures | Tagged Alien Big Cats, British cryptozoology, Dragons, Giants, Lake monsters, Mysterious creatures in Britain, Sea serpents, UK, Wodewose | 1 Comment