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Nottingham Air quality today
Air quality in Nottingham currently reads AQI 63 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 63
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 15.6
- tree cover
- 27.4%
- trees in this area
- 85.6K
- more trees needed
- 8.1K
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Nottingham city centre, Nottingham, UK (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Aug 23, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Nottingham · AQI 63 (Moderate)
Nottingham's tree count comes to 85,649 trees across 4.8 sq mi (12.51 km²) of land, 3 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 8,127 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Nottingham today: AQI 63, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 17:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Charnwood Drive, Ripley, 12.9 mi (20.8 km) away
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
15.6
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, Ripley
- Outdoor exercise
- Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier
- Windows
- Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution
- Mask
- Not needed for most people
- Air purifier
- Worth running if you are sensitive
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Nottingham's daily AQI at 68 on average, from 31 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 97 on Nov 8.
This is the US EPA AQI. How it differs from the UK's Daily Air Quality Index
Where Nottingham stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Nottingham: Below target
27.4% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.8 sq mi (12.51 km²) of land.
Trees in this area
85,649
Target trees
93,776
More trees needed
8,127
CO₂ if planted / yr
178.8 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Nottingham lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Nottingham has lost about 12 hectares of forest (about 16 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (22%). About 4 hectares (32%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2018: satellite photo from June 2018 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 12 haabout 16 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- under 1%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 4 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2001, when about 2 hectares of forest were lost.
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 ha | 1 ha | 2 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | 2 ha | 2 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Nottingham?
- Towns and roadscleared for good22% · 3 ha
- Loggingcan grow back21% · 3 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good12% · 1 ha
Also: unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020
- Forest in 2000
- 2,490 ha
- Forest in 2020
- 3,080 ha
- Overall change
- +591 hamore forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Nottingham grew from about 2,490 hectares to 3,080 hectares, a net gain of about 591 hectares (+24%). New forest grew on about 611 hectares, while 20 hectares were lost.
These 2000 and 2020 maps, from the University of Maryland, count any land with trees taller than 5 m as forest, including plantations and orchards. Forest that was cut or burned and had grown back by 2020 counts in both years, so the loss here is smaller than the yearly figures.
These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city center, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
Source: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA, Global Forest Change (GFC-2025-v1.13); causes: WRI/Google DeepMind drivers of forest loss; both CC BY 4.0, summed by Airleaf for each area. Forest gained and lost 2000–2020: Potapov et al. 2022, UMD GLAD Global Land Cover and Land Use Change, CC BY 4.0. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Nottingham right now?
The latest reading for Nottingham shows an AQI of 63 (Moderate), measured Nov 11, 17:00 local time by the Charnwood Drive, Ripley ground monitoring station, 12.9 mi (20.8 km) away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Nottingham today?
At AQI 63 (Moderate): fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier. Windows: fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution. Masks: not needed for most people. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Nottingham been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Nottingham's daily AQI at 68 on average, from 31 on Nov 5 to an hourly peak of 97 on Nov 8. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
Is Nottingham's AQI the same as the UK's Daily Air Quality Index?
No. Airleaf shows the US EPA Air Quality Index (AQI), the scale used by IQAir and most air-quality apps. The UK's Daily Air Quality Index (DAQI), published by Defra, runs from 1 to 10: 1–3 low, 4–6 moderate, 7–9 high and 10 very high. It is a different scale altogether, so a US AQI figure can't be read on it directly; both, though, are built from the same main pollutants, with fine particles (PM2.5) usually the one that decides the reading.
How much forest has the area around Nottingham lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Nottingham has lost about 12 hectares of forest (about 16 football pitches): under 1% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was towns and roads (22%). About 4 hectares (32%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Nottingham grew from about 2,490 hectares to 3,080 hectares, a net gain of about 591 hectares (+24%). New forest grew on about 611 hectares, while 20 hectares were lost.
What is the tree count in Nottingham?
Nottingham has an estimated 85,649 trees across the 4.8 sq mi (12.51 km²) of land measured — 27.4% tree cover, 3 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Nottingham need?
Nottingham needs roughly 8,127 more trees to close a 3-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 178.8 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Nottingham's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Nottingham city centre, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Nottingham city centre; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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