Mystery Animals of the British Isles: Kent

Neil Arnold examines Kentish reports of strange creatures, folkloric monsters and animals that resist straightforward identification. The book brings together accounts of phantom hounds, dragon traditions, exotic-cat sightings and other reported beasts associated with the county, placing local stories alongside the landscapes and circumstances in which they arose.

Although Kent is the main focus, some cases overlap with neighbouring London and Sussex. Arnold combines earlier reports with material from his own field investigations, treating the evidence as a mixture of witness testimony, local tradition and unresolved claims. The result is a county-focused record of Kent’s cryptid lore, including both long-established folklore and more recent reports of creatures said to have been seen in woods, waterways and coastal areas.