Matt Baker and Margherita Taylor are in Stoke-on-Trent to learn about an ambitious scheme to bring the countryside into the heart of the city. Margherita finds out what it takes to move a stretch of the River Trent, while Matt meets the next generation of nature lovers as he glories in mud with some of the city’s youngest residents and their parents. In the light of the coronavirus pandemic, Tom investigates whether the UK is sufficiently armed against further threats of diseases that spread from animals to humans. And Adam meets another set of regional competitors vying to be crowned national One Man and His Dog champion.