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The tilcayo (Leopardus tilcayo), or tilcayo tiger cat, is a small wild cat of the genus Leopardus found in Bolivia. It was identified through a genetic study of tiger cats published in September 2026, which made it the first living cat species to be formally described since 1923. Local communities already knew the animal by that name; in appearance it resembles other tiger cats such as the oncilla, and it was only the 2026 study that documented it as a genetically distinct population. Quick, quiet and rarely seen, it also gave Tilcayo Cats its name.
- Jason McRoy – the first British rider signed by an American professional team, and a UK national downhill champion
- Eastridge – volunteer-built trails in Shropshire and a former home of the national championships
- Hopton Wood – Forestry England trails and downhill tracks near Hopton Castle
Glentress Forest · Coed-y-Brenin · Afan Forest Park · 7stanes
Shropshire, and its county town Shrewsbury: hills, old mines and quiet villages.
- Shropshire Hills · Long Mynd · Stiperstones
- Snailbeach and its lead mine · Snailbeach District Railways
- Church Stretton · Clun · Haughmond Hill · The Wrekin
Habberley · Pulverbatch · Plealey · Munslow · Hopton Castle
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