Big cats in Cumbria

Tuesday 7th April 2026

Cumbrian woman tells of ‘big cat‘ encounters in Cumbria | The Westmorland Gazette

Liz has been tracking a ‘mother and cub’ around her home for several years and has shared her latest experiences on the Big Cat Conversations podcast.
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.