Big Cat Seen Near Maiden Newton

24th February 2010

In February 2010 the BBC reported on several sightings of a "big cat" near Maiden Newton. The animal is believed to be a black puma...

"What looks like a 'big cat' has been spotted 30 times in West Dorset since Christmas, according to a man who is trying to discover the truth about the legendary big Dorset cat." BBC website.

Read more about it here: https://news.bbc.co.uk/local/dorset/hi/people_and_places/nature/newsid_8533000/8533592.stm