Editing Nottingham (section)

==Geography==
{{further|Nottingham and Derby Green Belt}}
[[File:Jan Siberechts - View of Nottingham from the East.jpg|thumb|left|Nottingham from the east, {{circa|1695}}, painted by [[Jan Siberechts]]]]
Nottingham is situated on an area of low hills<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/Ups-downs-towne-hill/story-28269948-detail/story.html |title=Nottingham's hills: What's the history behind them? |access-date=1 March 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205100130/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Ups-downs-towne-hill/story-28269948-detail/story.html |archive-date=5 December 2015}}</ref> along the lower valley of the [[River Trent]], and is surrounded by the [[Sherwood Forest]] in the north, the [[South Yorkshire Coalfield|Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfield]] in the west, and the [[Vale of Belvoir|Trent and Belvoir Vales]] in the east and south.

Within the city, native wildlife includes [[red fox]], [[peregrine falcon]] and [[common kingfisher]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www4.ntu.ac.uk/sustainability/biodiversity/falcons/index.html |title=Nottingham Trent University – Falcons |access-date=3 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204005648/https://www4.ntu.ac.uk/sustainability/biodiversity/falcons/index.html |archive-date=4 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Notable nature reserves around the city include [[Attenborough Nature Reserve]] SSSI, [[Sherwood Forest]] National Nature Reserve, Holme Pit SSSI, [[Fairham Brook]] Local Wildlife Site and [[Wollaton Park]]. Due to its position as a central city with strong transport links, Nottingham has become home to invasive animal and plant species including [[rose-ringed parakeet]], [[Japanese knotweed]] and [[Himalayan balsam]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/pair-parrots-spotted-wollaton-763998 |title=Nottingham Post – Pair of Parrots Spotted in Wollaton |date=12 November 2017 |access-date=3 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202024652/https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/pair-parrots-spotted-wollaton-763998 |archive-date=2 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2017 it was reported that Nottingham was one of a number of UK cities that broke WHO air pollution guidelines for the maximum concentration of small particulate matter; the pollution in part being caused by harmful wood-burning stoves.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/29/wood-burning-could-banned-parts-london/ |title=Wood burning could be banned in some parts of London |first=Rozina |last=Sabur |date=29 September 2017 |access-date=9 November 2017 |newspaper=The Telegraph|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106093905/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/29/wood-burning-could-banned-parts-london/ |archive-date=6 November 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Nottingham is bounded by a green belt area, provisionally drawn up from the 1950s. Completely encircling the city, it extends for several miles into the surrounding districts, as well as towards Derby.

===Within the city===
{{main|List of places in Nottinghamshire}}
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* Alexandra Park
* [[The Arboretum, Nottingham|The Arboretum]]
* [[Aspley, Nottingham|Aspley]]
* [[Bakersfield, Nottingham|Bakersfield]]
* [[Basford, Nottingham|Basford]]
* [[Beechdale, Nottingham|Beechdale]]
* [[Bestwood Estate|Bestwood]]
* [[Bestwood Park]]
* [[Bilborough]]
* [[Broxtowe, Nottingham|Broxtowe]]
* [[Bulwell|Bulwell town]]
* [[Bulwell Hall Estate|Bulwell Hall]]
* [[Carrington, Nottingham|Carrington]]
* [[Cinderhill]]
* [[Clifton, Nottingham|Clifton]]
* [[Dunkirk, Nottingham|Dunkirk]]
* [[Forest Fields]]
* [[Highbury Vale]]
* [[Hockley, Nottingham|Hockley]]
* [[Hyson Green]]
* [[Lace Market]]
* [[Lenton, Nottingham|Lenton]]
* [[Lenton Abbey]]
* [[Mapperley]]
* [[Mapperley Park]]
* [[The Meadows, Nottingham|The Meadows]]
* [[Basford, Nottingham|New Basford]]
* '''[[Nottingham city centre]]'''
* [[Old Basford]]
* [[The Park Estate|The Park]]
* [[Radford, Nottingham|Radford]]
* [[Rise Park, Nottingham|Rise Park]]
* [[Sherwood, Nottingham|Sherwood]]
* [[Sherwood Rise]]
* [[Silverdale, Nottingham|Silverdale]]
* [[Snape Wood]]
* [[Sneinton]]
* [[St Ann's, Nottingham|St Anns]]
* [[Strelley, Nottingham|Strelley]]
* Thorneywood
* [[Top Valley]]
* [[Whitemoor, Nottingham|Whitemoor]]
* [[Wilford]]
* [[Wollaton]]
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===Around the city===
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| title     = '''Destinations from Nottingham'''
| Northwest = [[Sheffield]], [[Ripley, Derbyshire|Ripley]], [[Heanor]], [[Chesterfield, Derbyshire|Chesterfield]], [[Matlock, Derbyshire|Matlock]]
| North     = [[Arnold, Nottinghamshire|Arnold]], [[Hucknall]], [[Mansfield]]
| Northeast = [[Gedling]], [[Newark-on-Trent]], [[Southwell, Nottinghamshire|Southwell]], [[Lincoln, Lincolnshire|Lincoln]]
| West      = [[University of Nottingham]], [[Beeston, Nottinghamshire|Beeston]], [[Stapleford, Nottinghamshire|Stapleford]], [[Ilkeston]], [[Wollaton]], [[Derby]], [[Stoke-on-Trent]]
| Centre    = Nottingham
| East      = [[Carlton, Nottinghamshire|Carlton]], [[Bingham, Nottinghamshire|Bingham]], [[Grantham]]
| Southwest = [[Long Eaton]], [[East Midlands Airport]], [[Tamworth, Staffordshire|Tamworth]], Birmingham
| South     = [[West Bridgford]], [[Clifton, Nottingham|Clifton]], [[Ruddington]], [[Edwalton, Nottinghamshire|Edwalton]], [[Loughborough]], [[Leicester]],
| Southeast = [[Melton Mowbray]], [[Oakham]]
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* [[Arnold, Nottinghamshire|Arnold]]
* [[Attenborough, Nottinghamshire|Attenborough]]
* [[Beeston, Nottinghamshire|Beeston]]
* [[Bestwood Village]]
* [[Bingham, Nottinghamshire|Bingham]]
* [[Bramcote]]
* [[Bulcote]]
* [[Burton Joyce]]
* [[Calverton, Nottinghamshire|Calverton]]
* [[Carlton, Nottinghamshire|Carlton]]
* [[Chilwell]]
* [[Colwick]]
* [[Cotgrave]]
* [[Daybrook]]
* [[Eastwood, Nottinghamshire|Eastwood]]
* [[East Leake]]
* [[Edwalton, Nottinghamshire|Edwalton]]
* [[Gamston, Rushcliffe|Gamston]]
* [[Gedling]]
* [[Giltbrook]]
* [[Holme Pierrepont]]
* [[Hucknall]]
* [[Ilkeston]] (Derbyshire)
* [[Keyworth]]
* [[Killisick]]
* [[Kimberley, Nottinghamshire|Kimberley]]
* [[Lady Bay, Nottinghamshire|Lady Bay]]
* [[Langley Mill]] (Derbyshire)
* [[Lambley, Nottinghamshire|Lambley]]
* [[Long Eaton]] (Derbyshire)
* [[Lowdham]]
* [[Netherfield, Nottinghamshire|Netherfield]]
* [[Nuthall]]
* [[Radcliffe-on-Trent]]
* [[Redhill, Nottinghamshire|Redhill]]
* [[Ruddington]]
* [[Sandiacre]] (Derbyshire)
* [[Sawley, Derbyshire|Sawley]] (Derbyshire)
* [[Stapleford, Nottinghamshire|Stapleford]]
* [[Strelley Village]]
* [[Toton]]
* [[Trowell]]
* [[Warren Hill, Nottinghamshire|Warren Hill]]
* [[West Bridgford]]
* [[Woodthorpe, Nottinghamshire|Woodthorpe]]
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===Climate===
{{main|Climate of Nottingham}}
Like most of the United Kingdom, Nottingham has a [[Oceanic climate|temperate oceanic climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: Cfb) and experiences warm mild summers and mild to cool winters with abundant precipitation throughout the year. There are two weather-reporting stations close to Nottingham: the former "Nottingham Weather Centre", at [[Watnall]], about {{convert|6|mi|0|abbr=out}} northwest of the city centre; and the [[University of Nottingham]]'s agricultural campus at [[Sutton Bonington]], about {{convert|10|mi|0|abbr=out}} southwest of the city centre. The highest temperature recorded in Nottingham (Watnall) stands at {{convert|39.8|C|F}},<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?lang=en&ind=03354&decoded=yes&ndays=2&ano=2022&mes=7&day=19&hora=18 |title=Synop Report Summary 19/07/2022 Watnall |website=Ogimet |access-date=19 July 2022}}</ref> whilst Sutton Bonington recorded a temperature of {{convert|39.4|C|F}},<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/heatwave-uk-weather-forecast-today-met-office-b2126158.html|title=UK weather news – live: Thunderstorms sweep in after fire destroys homes on 40C day|website=Independent|date=11 July 2022 |access-date=19 July 2022 |last1=James |first1=Liam }}</ref> both recorded on [[2022 European heat wave|19 July 2022]], and the record-high minimum temperature is {{convert|20.3|C|F}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ogimet.com/cgi-bin/gsynres?ind=03354&lang=en&decoded=yes&ndays=2&ano=2022&mes=07&day=20&hora=18|title=Synop Report Summary 20/07/2022 Watnall |website=ogimet.com|access-date=9 August 2023}}</ref> recorded on 20 July 2022. On average, a temperature of {{convert|25|C|F}} or above is recorded on 11 days per year, whilst a temperature of {{convert|30|C|F}} is recorded at least 1 day per year<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1981-2010&indexid=SU&stationid=2118 |title=25c Days |website=Ecs.knmi.nl |access-date=9 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228175351/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1981-2010&indexid=SU&stationid=2118 |archive-date=28 December 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> at Watnall for the period of 1991–2020, and the warmest day of the year reaches an average of {{convert|30.0|C|F}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1981-2010&indexid=TXx&stationid=2118|title=Annual Average Maximum|website=Ecs.knmi.nl|access-date=9 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095330/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1981-2010&indexid=TXx&stationid=2118|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

For the period 1991–2020 Nottingham (Watnall) recorded on average 36.9 days of air frost per year,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/gcrje93b8|title=Nottingham Frost average|website=Metoffice.gov.uk|access-date=25 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708134327/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/gcrje93b8|archive-date=8 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and Sutton Bonington 42.2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/gcrhe9cy8|title=Sutton Bonington Frost average|website=Metoffice.gov.uk|access-date=25 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042620/http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/gcrhe9cy8|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The lowest recorded temperature in Nottingham (Watnall) is {{convert|-13.3|C|F}} recorded in [[Winter of 1962–63 in the United Kingdom|23 January 1963]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/indicesmapdetail.php?seasonid=7&year=1963&indexid=TNn&stationid=2118|title=January 1963|website=Ecs.knmi.nl|access-date=12 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305110509/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/indicesmapdetail.php?seasonid=7&year=1963&indexid=TNn&stationid=2118|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[January 1987 Southeast England snowfall|13 January 1987]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/indicesmapdetail.php?seasonid=7&year=1987&indexid=TNn&stationid=2118|title=January 1987|website=Ecs.knmi.nl|access-date=12 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200152/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/indicesmapdetail.php?seasonid=7&year=1987&indexid=TNn&stationid=2118|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> whilst a temperature of {{convert|-17.8|C|F}} was recorded in Sutton Bonington on [[Winter of 1946-47 in the United Kingdom|24 February 1947]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/wheres-snow-truth-whether-really-2494991|title=Where's our snow? The truth about whether we really get less of the white stuff than the rest of the country|website=nottinghampost.com|access-date=2 February 2019|date=February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201141633/https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/wheres-snow-truth-whether-really-2494991|archive-date=1 February 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The record-low maximum temperature is {{convert|-6.3|C|F}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/indicesmapdetail.php?seasonid=7&year=1963&indexid=TXn&stationid=2118|title=January 1963 TXn|website=Ecs.knmi.nl|access-date=12 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305110537/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/indicesmapdetail.php?seasonid=7&year=1963&indexid=TXn&stationid=2118|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> recorded in [[Winter of 1962–63 in the United Kingdom|January 1963]]. For the period of 1991–2020, the coldest temperature of the year reaches an average of {{convert|-5.5|C|F}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Annual Average Minimum |url=http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1981-2010&indexid=TNn&stationid=2118 |website=Ecs.knmi.nl |access-date=13 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095353/http://eca.knmi.nl/utils/calcdetail.php?seasonid=0&periodid=1981-2010&indexid=TNn&stationid=2118|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> in Nottingham (Watnall).
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