The Forgotten Creatures of Feckenham Forest: Goblins, Fairies, Dragons & Tolkien

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What strange creatures were once believed to live in the old Forest of Feckenham?In this episode of Ghost Tales by the Fireside, Clem Dallaway explores some of the forgotten folklore surrounding Redditch and north Worcestershire, beginning with the strange legend of the Beoley Goblin, a creature said to jump onto the backs of passing horses.But Beoley also had a place known as Little Hob Hill, recorded by Worcestershire writer John Noake in 1856. A Hob was an old supernatural being related to creatures such as Puck and Robin Goodfellow, raising the possibility that the Beoley Goblin may have grown from a much older local tradition.Across the former Feckenham Forest landscape, other strange…