Welcome to our occasional Big Cat Diary with Tim Whittard
The rich and varied biome of the UK and its wilderness is home to countless legends and mysteries, with an opulent tradition of folklore focusing on weird and unusual creatures.
From the banshees and ogres of Welsh mythology, to Nessie and the Wulver of the Shetlands, from the Irish alligator and the leprechauns of the Emerald Isle, to the likes of Spring-Heeled Jack and the Woodwose, and yet amongst these tales and the rich stories of anomalous entities there is one such legend that is shared by all locales and utterly refuses to fade – the big cats of the British Isles.