WILD CATS

THE WILDWOOD TRUST | KENT | ENGLAND

In Celtic mythology there is a creature dubbed the ‘Cat Sith’; a shy and elusive spectre that prowls the Scottish Highlands. This Fae-like beast is said to draw its origins from a creature far more tangible but no less puzzling; the European wildcat.

The wildcat is, without competition, the UK’s rarest and most endangered mammal.

Whilst many people may be surprised to discover that we have a native feline in the UK, the wildcat was here prowling our wildernesses long before any records of domesticated cats.

Despite being once prevalent throughout the British Isles...

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INTERVIEW: SALLY HOLT & VICKI BREAKELL | THE WILDWOOD TRUST

WORDS: FAITH MILLWARD

IMAGES: CHRIS COUCH