BRITISH BIGFOOT aka WILDMAN aka WOODWOSE

There are so many reasons people will give for Britain not being home to any bigfoot type creature.

NO FOSSIL BASED EVIDENCE.
NO BONES.
NO LIVE OR DEAD SPECIMENS.
HABITAT.


Hmmm. Those all sound familar. Let's see, we (well, most of us) will agree that there appears to be a large, hairy man-beast living in North America. And we can list:


NO FOSSIL BASED EVIDENCE.
NO BONES.
NO LIVE OR DEAD SPECIMENS.
HABITAT. (For those who will say, not enough forest cover, not enough food sources, etc.)


So, let's just toss those reasons out the window. Because I can assure you that people are seeing something over there. And there are researchers and research organizations in England, Scotland and Ireland.


There is British Bigfoot Research who has a great interactive Google map. And one of my favorite pages is Beasts of Britain. (Find links to them on Sasquatch Observations page.) Author Nick Redfern has written two books on the phenomena : Man-Monkey: In search of the British Bigfoot and Wildman: The monstrous and mysterious saga of the British Bigfoot.  These are just a few of the sources for information on this location for bigfoot.


Theories abound on just what these mysterious creatures can be. Are they real? Are they supernatural? Are they a combination of both?  Questions that people even ask about bigfoot here in North America.


Rob Hampton had an encounter while visiting the Rollright Stones in Oxfordshire. He caught a fleeting glimpse of something 7 to 8 ft high with silvery, grey hair that covered it's entire body from head to toe. Except for it's hands and feet. These Rob  reported as being pink in color.  It was walking steadily and quickly on two feet. When it gave Rob a sideways "piercing" glance, he got a "funny" feeling. And then the figure disappeared. Real or supernatural?


Other stories along the east coast of England include those of the Shug Monkey. This is described as a "ghost-like hairy humanoid". This creature has been sighted in the Rendlesham Forest (yes, the UFO sighting location) mostly along the road that runs between West Wratting and Balsham.  It appears to look like a cross between a big dog and a monkey. It leaves gigantic doglike footprints with flattened "claws" that are shaped more like human fingernails than claws.  The word "shug" comes from an Old English word for Demon. Some researchers place this cryptid in with the Black Dog legends.

This bigfoot is called by several names : Wildman, Hairy man, Woodwose. The first two have been used in the past to describe and label our North American sasquatch. Woodwose may be unfamilar to some of you.

The word woodwose has its origins in ancient England. Some say it may be derived from the old word "wudu" meaning "forest" and "wasa" meaning "being". Therefore, a being of the forest; a wild, hairy humanoid of the woods.

Tabitca Cope researching into the Woodwose explains it was predominately reported across England from the 14th to the 16th century. The creature was described as a large, man-like beast, covered in a coat of tight, curly hair, heavily bearded, carrying a large, wooden club. Sometimes it was known to cover it's body in ivy, moss, and leaves as a possible form of camouflage.

Researcher Elizabeth Randall said the Woodwose is usually shown as a complete, part human figure carrying a club with the limbs being leafy. It could also show a thick beard and could wear a cap.

Some researchers feel that what people were seeing Neanderthals, isolated from civilization. 

Nancy


"I'll spark the thought; what you do with it is up to you."