Has the National Trust forgotten the radical countryside?
(WorldNews Environment)

Mam Tor, Peak District. Muessig/Shutterstock. In her first interview since taking the helm, new director-general of the National Trust Hilary McGrady has said she wants things to get `radical` at the charity, by looking to more urban conservation. McGrady told the BBC : I want to reach more people, and more people live in urban areas. The days of walking in to one of our beautiful houses and saying a family lived here, that´s not going to do it. We need to think about what´s relevant - why would someone in the middle of Birmingham say that´s interesting? What is it in Birmingham that they would get more value from? The future McGrady sees is one where the trust expands its conservation role...