As promised on our Twitter account last week (are you following us?) - here is the stunning elephant hawk-moth, Deilephila elpenor, caterpillar that was found on Phase 2 on Friday by Pete Acton, Pete Smith and John Young from Notts Biological and Geological Records Centre and Carl Cornish, our RSPB Conservation Officer. This one is munching it's way through great willowherb, or Epilobium hirsutum, but they will also commonly feed on rosebay willowherb, Chamerion angustifolium, too.
Thanks to Pete Acton for the image.