BCC EP:119 Over the hedge – big cats of Hereford & Worcestershire

Our end-of-year extended episode features Mandy from
Worcestershire and Jon from neighbouring Herefordshire.


Mandy explains the events which led to her setting-up a big cats
Facebook group in Worcestershire, as a hotline for reports and
discussion. Her own sighting was a close-up view of a black
leopard type of cat, and instantly drew her to the subject.


Jon watched a puma slink through his garden one night in 2003,
close to the house he was renovating. His initial shock and
concern turned to respect for big cats, as he and his wife
experienced three different large cats in and around their remote
garden until they moved in 2018. Jon kept a ‘big cat diary’
throughout that time – he takes us through the events for this
episode.  


Word of the week:   estrangement


12 December 2024