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Cannock Chase

Staffordshire

Forest walkers report a Bigfoot-like creature and stranger things.

Cannock Chase is an area of forest and heath in Staffordshire. Over the years, walkers and drivers have reported a large, hairy, man-like creature among the trees, along with werewolf sightings and other odd encounters.

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When
From the 1990s
Where
52.7500, -2.0000
Group
Bigfoot & Hominids

Visiting

Forestry England. Many trails start from Birches Valley.

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UFO Cases of Britain

Fifty-four real and closely examined British UFO cases, weighed with honesty rather than hype. From Rendlesham Forest, the best-documented UFO case the United Kingdom has ever produced, to the Berwyn Mountains, the Broad Haven schoolchildren, the Calvine photograph and the Bonnybridge hotspot, each case sets out what was seen, who saw it and what the explanations are.

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