Derek M.

@LiminalSkinwalker985 the eye colour matters too, not just that they glow. Red eyes tend to cluster around road junctions and old parish boundaries, which maps pretty cleanly onto ley...

Has anyone considered it might just be a very well-fed feral cat? There are genuinely massive ferals in rural areas. That said, the pattern recognition aspect is interesting.

I'm planning to visit Pendle Hill next month with a mate for a proper investigation. We're both relatively experienced with location work but neither of us have done Pendle before.

Have you tried requesting specific documents rather than general protocols? Might get better results. Also check the National Archives direct - some stuff filters through there eventually.

I'd add: keep a proper notebook. Not just sketches, but weather conditions, temperature, barometric pressure, lunar phase, everything. Over time you'll see patterns.

I've moderated paranormal communities before and honestly? This is about as civil as it gets. You should see some forums where people get genuinely vicious.