So says the National Trust:

The National Trust is actively encouraging male members of staff to urinate on a “pee bale” at Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire. The straw bale will eventually be spread on fields and flower beds around the stately home.

Although it might be a surprise to see such a pillar of the establishment urging people to urinate outdoors, the idea is not new.

 Environmentalists have long encouraged men and even women to nip out into the garden to cut down on energy and water use. Baroness Young, the former head of the Environment Agency, freely admitted to the habit. Gardeners have also extolled the virtues of a ‘natural fertiliser’.

Even Hollywood stars like Cameron Diaz have called on members of the public to urinate outdoors – or even in the shower – to cut down on water use. In Brazil the national Government has launched a campaign to encourage more people to urinate in the shower.