If you are interested in the cryptid or fortean subjects you will no doubt have heard of the host of eye witness accounts that have taken place close to the Shroppie canal or Cannock chase areas. I also have witness reports in the Pendeford area. Recently I was contacted by a fellow investigator who shared a recent case with me that he has been working on. The report takes place where the historical reports of the Canal man monkey have taken place.

Seb: I could see fairly well from my headlights but not like you would if it had been directly in front of me. But I saw it clearly enough to know it had stood upright and was actually standing at the opening of the field at the gap between the tall hedge line that runs along the lane on both sides. It was an opening leading into a farmers field, with a wide wooden gate with those panels going across then one diagonally each way. It stood with one hand on the gate, turned slightly and I could clearly see it was looking at me from the side of its eyes but not facing me."