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Wild Writing by Nicola Chester

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Elephant hawk-moth caterpillar

The elephant in the room

Late summer is the best time to discover one of the UK’s chunkiest caterpillars, the elephant hawk-moth.

Chiltern gentian flowers at BBOWT's Dancersend nature reserve near Aylesbury. Picture: Mick Jones

Where to go in August

With nearly 90 nature reserves across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire to choose from, which are the best to visit this month?

Marbled white on scabious

Where to go in July

With nearly 90 nature reserves across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire to choose from, which are the best to visit this month?