One expertise dates again to 2005 when Jodie Davy was walking with mates within the woods close to the M4.
Jodie stated: “We ended up near the M4 and we may see the vehicles dashing previous.
“I seen a bloody smudge on the filth observe.
“As we walked there was one other one and this time we may see a paw print.
“We stored walking following these bloody paw prints till we got here to a giant carcass of a deer half eaten.
“Its antlers and head have been intact however its neck had been bitten badly. The physique had been half eaten.
“I stated it was a lion on the time.
“We all bought scared and headed again.”
In a 2020 survey by the Born Free Foundation, it was revealed that 3,951 harmful wild animals are licensed to be owned by non-public homeowners in Great Britain.
Many at the moment are theorising whether or not a giant cat might have escaped captivity and live within the wild close to Berkshire.
In July 2022 close to Junction 13 of the M4 close to Newbury, Tom Woods was startled when a “massive cat-looking creature” which resembled a Lynx with sandy colouring ran throughout the street in entrance of him as he drove at pace.
“Its run wasn’t like something I had seen of native UK animals and it regarded significantly feline,” Tom stated.
“It ran underneath the metal divider between the lanes at full dash in entrance of an oncoming automotive.
“As I drove previous the purpose it had crossed I regarded throughout into the hedge line and noticed it walking as soon as once more in an unfamiliar fashion which regarded feline in nature.”
The sighting happened on the night of July 28, 2022 at round 8:45pm.
More just lately a “big cat” has been noticed alongside the M4 close to Reading with “cougar-like colors.”
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Dave was driving eastbound on the M4 on February 4 when he reported seeing a large-sized cat roaming on the sphere.
“This caught my consideration as I’ve by no means seen a feline that dimension earlier than,” he stated.
“The creature appeared like the scale of a big fox however with a feline facet, it was gentle brown and I seen a couple of spots.”
Another particular person caught an image of a mysterious cat on the highest of a hill west of Reading in Hungerford on February 1.
Dee Morris stated: “I noticed one thing big on the hill transfer like a cat. I attempted to video it however was scared, it did not focus.
“The image is a nonetheless I took whereas videoing zoomed in.
“I assumed it regarded prefer it had a collar on, others assume it may be a catch hanging out of its mouth.”