Heathrow: about as grey as it gets. Photo: CC from Sharkbait@Flickr
"There's too much grey in Britain, and not enough green." After a long, wet winter, that statement might not seem that surprising. But according to landscape watchdogs Natural England and the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, it's not just a general assessment of the nation's weather, it's an official judgement of what the government spends our money on.