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What did we see last night..?

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GallopingHighRoad · 20/02/2022 17:12

We had been away for a few nights and travelled back quite late. Towards the end of our journey, this was about 2am, we were driving along an A road in a rural area when something crossed the road in front of us in full headlights for about 3 seconds. It was about the height of a person, maybe 6 feet or over, but had short powerful legs and hips which seemed to move in a circular fluid fashion. It was not a deer because it stood on two legs. This was in the midlands and the area is traditional rolling fields and woodland. In this particular spot there are no houses or buildings, nearest is over a mile away. We drove back today as its only 7 miles from home to look at the road layout and whatever it was moved into a wide bowl shaped field dropping down to a stream. Any ideas?

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jazzyoldjim · 21/02/2022 21:00

Unlikely but no one has mentioned, wild boar? They can get quite big but I don't know about walking on two legs...

jazzyoldjim · 21/02/2022 21:03

They do this sometimes when reaching for food.

What did we see last night..?
kittensinthekitchen · 21/02/2022 21:04

Are you home to upload your drawing yet OP?

Interested in this thread?

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bluepeacock · 21/02/2022 21:06

Think along lines of rastafarian locks, if that makes sense.

It was clearly Predator then?

tirednewmumm · 21/02/2022 21:07

@Shambolical1

Deer do stand (and walk) on their hind legs. It's a thing (possibly threat display when not just reaching up to eat bits of tree).
I grew up in the countryside and second jt being this @GallopingHighRoad

Sounds uncannily similar

Itsketotime · 21/02/2022 21:08

Definitely predator @bluepeacock !

Chubbyspud · 21/02/2022 21:18

I’m interested in the short legs moving in a circular fluid motion. Do you mean like a forwards moonwalk?

Billlius · 21/02/2022 21:18

What happened to the puppy @Mostlyjustrunning?

CityCommuter · 21/02/2022 21:22

@jazzyoldjim yes I mentioned wild boar yesterday standing / running on its hind legs

Alcemeg · 21/02/2022 21:29

Katie Price

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 21/02/2022 21:30

Captain Pugwash and his crew used to walk with a circular motion of the legs. Thinking back, the cartoon characters probably had a wheel with three legs drawn on, that revolved to give the impression of them walking.
Could you have seen Captain Pugwash?

LadyMuckOfCowshitFarm · 21/02/2022 21:32

I think too, as PPs have suggested.

Moonflower12 · 21/02/2022 21:36

@ChickenStripper
We have 2 white deer in our woods. We saw them today.

Mostlyjustrunning · 21/02/2022 21:36

@Billlius

What happened to the puppy *@Mostlyjustrunning*?
I didn’t actually re-read it (too scared! Grin. Is there a bit missing? I think the puppy was in the house all along? I’m not going to read it this time of night!
SurferRona · 21/02/2022 21:36

PP from page 1 is right I reckon- a deer with chronic wasting disease, I could see how this pic could possibly look like one on two legs?

What did we see last night..?
FromEden · 21/02/2022 21:37

Ah...that's interesting. Nothing to do with him, but if "Scucca-Beorg" is Germanic, then it has other connections in that area. That is the old name, but now that village is called Shuckburgh.

Shuckburgh? Well that settles it..clearly it was a black shuck you saw then 😱

SwissCheeseRentedChildren · 21/02/2022 21:37

My money’s on an escaped member of British Sea Power, or the front end of a pantomime shire horse.

Goblin Hill sounds like something out of Famous Five. Your midnight picnic must include chicken sandwiches, tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, a large fruit cake, and lashings of ginger beer. All generously donated by the lady at the farm shop because you’re such nice kids.

Hueandcry · 21/02/2022 21:42

This thread has totally freaked me out & I'm nowhere near where you are!! Was out walking my dog tonight in the dark & started thinking about it & got the shivers

StarsAndSugarlumps · 21/02/2022 21:43

@bluepeacock

Think along lines of rastafarian locks, if that makes sense.

It was clearly Predator then?

I thought the same at that comment!
TatianaBis · 21/02/2022 21:44

Oh it's not a bloody deer on hind legs - they can't walk very far like that - I live near Richmond Park.

It was obviously the devil Grin

whatisheupto · 21/02/2022 21:48

I think alpaca/llama. They have low hips and short legs and their legs move in that fluid circular motion.

TatianaBis · 21/02/2022 21:54

Ostrich?

TatianaBis · 21/02/2022 21:54

"We don't even know what it is".

evtheria · 21/02/2022 21:58

@KloppsTeeth @kittensinthekitchen
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Laiste · 21/02/2022 22:00

The Badby woods OP - yes, stunning when the blue bells are out. Everdon Stubs also, which is East of Badby.

I got the complete heebie jeebies in Everdon Stubs a couple of years ago. Nice Autumn day walking with DD4 when she was about 3 ish. Left the car in the little car park/layby and went into woods. I know it well as i used to walk my dogs there a lot (no dogs now). Well at some point i noticed everything had become still and silent - birdsong had stopped completely. I hadn't seen anyone else in the woods, and I had the most awful feeling we were being 'stalked'. Well once you start glancing behind you you've had it haven't you Hmm Nerves shot I basically bunged DD under one arm and legged it back to the car. My car was the only one there. That hasn't happened to me before, but then i've always had dogs with me in the past. Or been with another adult.

Anyway - all this google mapping of the area i've lived in for 20+ years has been fascinating. I never knew there was a penguin sanctuary round here for a start HmmGrin

Just peering at Goblin Hill area now.