Puma(?) Watch: another big cat sighting in Heswall

On August 27 we reported that a large, limping cat, possibly a puma, had been spotted in the dead of night on a Heswall residential street.

Now Puma Watch North Wales, which runs a big cat reporting platform, has revealed that another local sighting has taken place - on Heswall's Whitfield Common.

The eyewitness described the encounter as a "very frightening experience".

Puma Watch reports that Jon Devoy was walking his dog at around 9.30pm on Monday September 1 - when he noticed the "black, large cat" near some trees.

After stopping to get a better look, Jon stayed calm and departed the area while keeping the animal in his sights.

Jon told Puma Watch: "Was walking the dog, didn't suspect anything was up as the dog was acting as she usually does.

"I saw a large black silhouette in the tree line (perhaps the size of a fairly big dog). I stopped to get a better look and could see, fairly clearly, that it was a large cat.

"I know you're meant to keep your cool in these situations so I slowly walked away whilst keeping my eye on it and it followed in the tree line.

"My dog was oblivious to the whole thing, fortunately, I was near the exit and so exited the park area and made it home safely.

"The experience was very frightening and I'll be walking my dog in very residential areas from now on.

"I thought I was going mad as I didn't think the UK had big cats but I googled and found this site which has vindicated me."