Paul Stocks, who runs Mystic Paranormal UK group, and his 2 kids Jacob, 20 and Ben, 23, chose to check out the Stanton Moor location after a Derbyshire woman spotted a skeleton on a tree while on a walking with her other half.
After the sighting, Rick Minter, the BIG CAT CONVERSATIONS podcast host and author of BIG CATS Facing Britain’s Wild Predators, told Derbyshire Times the skeletal remains found near Stanton Moor are potential signs of black leopards in the location.
Paul and his kids went to the area often times prior to and have actually never ever seen any indications of a huge cat – however this time was various. While taping a Facebook live video, Jacob and Ben discovered something odd.
Paul said: “My sons saw what they could only describe as a very large, silky black cat with a very long swooping tail. It was much bigger than a fox and it moved exactly like the big cats you see on TV.
“They only saw it for 30 or 40 seconds and Jacob turned in shock. The cat trotted off into the distance straight away. When I saw Jacob’s reaction I was quite shocked. Jacob didn’t believe it when people said there were big cats roaming in Peak District. He said now he believes.
“I was intrigued but nervous – it was just six feet away from me and my sons.”
As Paul and his kids were live streaming and they handled to record the minute they saw the cat, however regrettably, it ran out the video camera shot. Paul included that he and his kids are preparing to return to Peak District quickly in a want to see the cat once again.
