One thousand shades of greenFor most of 2020, Mike Dilger's normal day job of travelling to the four corners of the British Isles to film wildlife for The One Show all but disappeared, limiting his daily wildlife fixes to those short walks to and from home with son and dog. With his wings clipped, he couldn't shake the feeling he was missing out and even felt he was suffering from some form of 'nature deficit disorder'. But as spring slowly turned to summer, the simple pleasure

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But the rainy streets of this English city turn out to be just as treacherous as those he used to walk in the favelas