Is THIS the Beast of Bodmin?

Wednesday 18th February 2026

Is THIS the Beast of Bodmin? ‘Best proof so far’ of terrifying big cat prowling UK countryside

A COUPLE have captured video of what looks like a big cat prowling through the British countryside, sparking rumours they encountered the Beast of …
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 an eleven year old granddaughter called Evelyn.