Deborah Hatswell - BBR Investigations

Wild men are often found in myths, legends and folklore. Some live in snowy or mountain areas, such as the Yeti in the Himalayas, Bigfoot in North America and the Sasquatch in Canada. Other wild men live in the forests, such as the Russian Leshiy, Silenus of Greek mythology and Grendel in the Anglo-Saxon epic, Beowulf.  In many old myths, wild men are violent and frightening. They steal away children and attack humans. However, in other tales, from the late 15th century onwards, the wild men are often gentle beings who look after nature. The wild man of Orford was not violent, just strange and different to the people that captured him. Some people think that, because there are many wild men in folklore, it means that they must once have lived and were the last few of an ancient human species. Others believe that wild men may still live in remote areas of the earth today.

More than 800-years ago, one  Ralph of Coggeshall , in  Chronicon Anglicanum , penned the following, thought-provoking words relative to a hair-covered, human-like entity that was seen, and ultimately captured, near the ancient locale of Orford, England, which is located on the east coast of the country: “In the time of King Henry II, when Bartholomew de Glanville was in charge of the castle at Orford, it happened that some fishermen fishing in the sea there caught in their nets a wild man. He was naked and was like a man in all his members, covered with hair and with a long shaggy beard. He eagerly ate whatever was brought to him, but if it was raw he pressed it between his hands until all the juice was expelled. He would not talk, even when tortured and hung up by his feet. Brought into church, he showed no signs of reverence or belief. He sought his bed at sunset and always remained there until sunrise. He was allowed to go into the sea, strongly guarded ...

Im wondering if there are any other people out there who have witnessed a bigfoot type person, in the uk.  i live in northern england not far from bolton and the foothills to the pennine way.  when i was a young girl of 15 i had a sighting of a wildman  (what the americans call a sasquatch ) in my home town.  impossible you think, well i know what i saw and im wondering if you have to.  if you have sighted anything like this, or just anything out of the ordinary please contact me at either here.