Here be dragons!

Saw this 8cm monster on the way home with the dog. It was struggling in a puddle. I wanted to rescue it but some primal instinct said 'DO NOT TOUCH!' - Anything with eyes along it's back is clearly to be avoided!
A bit of research identified it as an elephant hawk moth catapillar which grows into this slightly less alarming creature https://images.app.goo.gl/L3qPyKbb1yUGfq5X6