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Woman claims she has spotted 'beast of Ryedale'

3:15pm Wednesday 24th October 2007

A woman who believes she has spotted a big cat in Ryedale says the animal should be left in peace.

Is this the mark of The Beast?

Robert Rogers with the giant tracks he discovered in his field

11:17am Tuesday 16th October 2007

A farmer has discovered huge animal tracks on his land and fears there is a big cat on the prowl near his home.

Is the beast of Ryedale back again?

10:52am Wednesday 5th September 2007

A giant panther-type animal was spotted near the village of Oswaldkirk on Monday night by a family on their way home from a swimming session.

`Panther' spotted in field - 04/07/04

3:57pm Tuesday 4th April 2006

FARMER Gordon Watson didn't hesitate when he became the latest person to spot the black panther-like creature believed to be roaming the York and Selby areas.

Sighting: Near RAF Fylingdales - reported 23/07/04

3:57pm Tuesday 4th April 2006

"At aprox 10.30pm on the 19 july...

Ryedale's beast? - 04/08/04

3:57pm Tuesday 4th April 2006

ANOTHER big cat sighting has been reported, this time on the B1246 between Pocklington and Barmby Moor.

Sighting: Pocklington - 31/12/04

3:57pm Tuesday 4th April 2006

I was out walking in Allerthorpe Common (near the join between the older woods and the forestry plantation bit) near Pocklington at about 10-11am on New Years Eve.

Sighting: Pocklington - 1440 hrs, Sunday 11/09/05

3:57pm Tuesday 4th April 2006

My wife Ann and I had gone to the Star Inn at North Dalton for Sunday lunch. We were sitting at a table in window which overlooked the pond that stands in front of the pub.

Sighting: Malton - 1830 hrs, Sunday 02/10/05

3:57pm Tuesday 4th April 2006

Driving back to Malton on Sunday 2nd October at about 1830 a black feline rather larger than a German Shepherd dog crossed York Road just before we came in to Malton.

`2,123 sightings in one year shows big cats must be out there... they can't all be wrong'

3:57pm Tuesday 4th April 2006

BIG cat experts today released "compelling evidence" that pumas, lynxes and panthers really are roaming the countryside.

Sighting: Newton Aycliffe - 2030 hrs, Thursday, 16/03/06

3:57pm Tuesday 4th April 2006

I seen a large dark coloured cat run out in front of me. It then stopped in longer grass turned and faced me for a second then jumped into thicker undergrowth.

More sightings of big black cat in York area - 21/04/04

3:56pm Tuesday 4th April 2006

SIGHTINGS of a big black wild cat continue to be reported in the York area.

Sighting: Barton-le-Willows - reported 28/02/04

3:56pm Tuesday 4th April 2006

Approx 9.00am in a field across from Duffit Hill Lane, Barton-le-Willows, near York.

On the trail of the Beast of Ryedale - 03/03/04

3:56pm Tuesday 4th April 2006

ON February 23, two ladies living in Norton saw a big cat in a garden and reported this to the Gazette & Herald.

Reports of big cat killed in Ryedale - 09/06/04

3:56pm Tuesday 4th April 2006

The Gazette & Herald are investigating reports that a large cat was killed on the Pickering to Whitby road at a bridge near RAF Fylingdales.


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