A large rat, the size of a cat has been spotted in Lytham – Blackpool Gazette

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A large rat, the size of a cat has been spotted in Lytham – Blackpool Gazette

Sheer disbelief rippled through St Anne’s yesterday morning as residents recoiled in shock at the sight of a giant rat darting through Ashton …

Jonathan Downes

Cryptozoologist, naturalist, musician, singer, composer, poet, novelist and Director of the Centre for Fortean Zoology since 1992. Jon was born in Portsmouth in 1959 and spent his infancy in Nigeria and his childhood in Hong Kong. His wife Corinna died of cancer in 2020, leaving him with two stepdaughters and a six year old granddaughter called Evelyn.