Big cat sightings in Derbyshire

Big cat was prowling around my garden, claims pensioner

By rachel butler rbutler@derbytelegraph.co.uk

THREE sightings of big cats have been reported in Derbyshire since the new year.A pensioner said she saw a panther-like creature in her Mickleover garden twice while a motorist claimed she saw a big cat while driving down a country lane.And a dog-walker said he found a huge paw print in a Brailsford field.Sheila Noble, 83, said she first saw a big black cat in her garden on New Year's Day.

And Kim Williams reported seeing a similar creature seven miles away in Findern last week.The 50-year-old said she was driving down Findern Lane when she saw something come out of a hedge at the side of the road."I thought at first it was a big fox but then I noticed it was plain black," she said. "It ran straight across the road and into a field."And a man who asked not to be named said he spotted a big paw print in mud in a Brailsford field while walking his dog.He said: "I looked closer at it and was amazed at the size – it was about five inches wide. It was definitely too big to be a dog's paw."
Last year four big cat sightings were reported to Derbyshire police, compared to three in 2009, 2007, 2006 and 2005.

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