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Welcome to the November edition of the CN28 newsletter! Read on for the latest updates, highlights and opportunities for to get involved in climate action in Nottingham City 💚
In this edition:
- Share your experience of flooding in Nottingham☔
- Nottingham’s new walking and cycling bridge successfully lifted into place🏗️
- Nottingham Green Rewards Member Survey📱
- Together, WEEE can recycle it ♻️
- Supporting biodiversity in our Green Heart 💚
- Upcoming events in Nottingham🍂
If there's anything you would like to hear about in future newsletters, get in touch.
 As the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA), managing flood risk is a priority for the Council. We work closely with key delivery partners like the Environment Agency and Severn Trent Water to prepare for and respond to heavy rainfall. The LLFA team want to better understand how flooding affects residents and learn more about flood patterns and hotspots. This will help the Council to plan for smarter infrastructure, respond to flooding more effectively, and offer support to residents where it’s needed most.
To do this, the Council are inviting Nottingham city residents who have experienced flooding to take part in their Flood Experience Survey. Whether it was a major event or a minor inconvenience, your insights are invaluable. The survey asks about when and where flooding occurred, how it impacted you, and what support or actions followed.
Your feedback will help to shape improvements to flood response and resilience in Nottingham.
The survey is open now and closes on Sunday 25 January 2026.
👉Complete the survey here!
 On Monday 10 November, Nottingham’s brand-new footbridge was lifted into place over the river Trent following months of careful planning. The bridge was lifted into place by a huge CC6800 crawler crane which rose a massive 75 metres into the sky 🏗️
Nottingham’s skyline now has a new landmark, with the bridge set to open in Spring 2026. Ahead of this ramps, steps, and walkways, along with a smaller bridge over the Trent Basin, will be installed to improve access. Landscaping and planting will also transform the surrounding area.
Once completed, the new walking and cycling bridge will form an important part of Nottingham’s active travel network – enabling new connections and routes that will be especially useful for sports fans and those wanting to take advantage of amenities on both sides of the river.
The bridge will be the flagship, and final project to come out of the City Council’s Transforming Cities Fund programme, which began in 2020 following a successful bid for over £160million of central Government funding for projects which encourage inter-city connectivity and lower carbon journeys 🚲
Find out more information here.
 Earn 1,000 Green Points & a chance at a £20 voucher!
Are you a member of Green Rewards? How has Green Rewards made a difference to your sustainability habits? How would you like to see it evolve?
Earn 1,000 Green Points* and enter a £20 voucher raffle by completing the short survey below. Survey closes on the 5th December 2025.
👉Complete the survey now
*Points will be added to your account once the survey has closed.
Not heard of Green Rewards before? 💚
Green Rewards is a free, online programme rewarding residents in Nottingham for their sustainable actions like recycling, choosing greener transport methods, switching off devices, and protecting biodiversity. By signing up to Green Rewards you are eligible for discounts on NCT Bus Travel, Active Nottingham Memberships, and the National Justice Museum! Additionally, two users win an exciting voucher each month 🎫
Register via the website or by downloading the app!
 Photo by Clint Patterson on Unsplash
Having a clear out of unused and broken children's toys or other small electrics in time for Christmas? 🎅
Did you know that when disposed of in household general waste or recycling, batteries can cause a significant fire risk in the back of our bin lorries? 🔥
If your small electricals are broken beyond repair, please remember to recycle them at one of our dedicated recycling points. Dedicated recycling points include Loxley House, Harvey Haddon Sports Village, and Woodthorpe Plant Shop. For a full list of recycling points see our website here.
Please don’t place any electricals or batteries in your kerbside general waste or recycling bins 🗑️❌
 Did you notice the wildflower areas around the Green Heart pond looked a little different last week? The vibrant growth has been given its annual ‘cut and lift’, a process that might look drastic but is actually essential for the meadow’s health!
We do this across lots of our parks and open spaces, here’s why…
Why have the wildflowers been cut back?
This cut takes place every year at the end of the growing season and follows best practice for meadow management. It mimics traditional autumn grazing, which helps maintain a healthy balance of species. Cutting the meadow does not harm it, in fact, it helps protect its long-term biodiversity! 🌷
Why is this kind of management important?
Wildflower meadows thrive in low-nutrient soils. If we left the plants to die back and decompose naturally over winter, nutrients would build up in the soil. This would encourage grasses to grow more strongly, which can crowd out wildflowers and reduce the meadow’s biodiversity and visual appeal.
By cutting and removing the growth (known as a “cut and lift”), we help keep nutrient levels low and give wildflowers the best chance to flourish next year.
In some cases, if grasses become too dominant, a summer “hay cut” may be used. This involves cutting the meadow earlier in the season to remove grass seeds before they drop. However, this extra cut isn’t currently needed at Green Heart. 🌱
Will the wildflowers come back?
Yes! This cut isn’t about tidying up. It’s about mimicking the natural cycles that meadows have evolved with over time. These cycles help create a rich tapestry of flowers and grasses, and support pollinators, small animals, and birds.
The meadows may look quite bare just after cutting, but this is temporary and part of their natural rhythm.
Cutting helps wildflowers return stronger the following spring and ensures the meadow remains diverse and colourful year after year 🌼
🚲Join a free led cycle ride with Travel Well - various dates and locations across Nottingham including Friday 28th November at Bulwell Recreation Ground, Wednesday 3rd December at Colwick Park, and Sunday 7th of December also at Colwick Park.
Travel Well have a full calendar of events including cycle rides, wellness walks, and Nordic walking. Find out more information and book your place on the Transport Nottingham website.
♿🚲 Join Ridewise for an inclusive cycling experience to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2025 - Wednesday 3rd December, 10am at Harvey Haddon Sports Village.
They are offering a 2-hour drop-in cycling session which will enable you to discover the freedom, fun, and confidence that adapted bikes and e-bikes can offer. Whether you're new to cycling, returning after a break, or simply curious about trying accessible bikes, this is a welcoming space for everyone. 
Find out more and book your space on the Risewise website.
🌳Community Orchard Planting - 13th December, Wilford Village
Get involved with this exciting event and help to plant a community orchard. The event has been made possible by The Tree Council’s ‘Branching Out’ grant. There will be free refreshments provided by The Co-Op and a wonderful community spirit with local residents, young and old 🌱
Find out more on The Tree Council's website.
🎥 Catch a film at Mammoth - A Climate Action Cinema, Broad Street Nottingham
Upcoming shows include:
🌍Power Station - 29th November, 7pm
Two artists in Walthamstow set out to take their street off the grid, kickstarting a solar-powered energy revolution. Inspired by lockdown mutual aid initiatives, artist-activists Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn decided to turn their street into an energy-generating powerhouse – a prototype for a new way of living, with the hope of galvanising a wider push towards sustainable alternatives.
🌍Eat My Shorts! - 5th December, 7pm
Join them this World Soil Day for a triple bill of short films!
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Under the Open Sky + Q&A - 13th December, 7pm
In the desert lands of Western India, against the backdrop of a rapidly industrialising country, the charming and charismatic family of Ahmed, Sakina and their five children are forced to give up their traditional way of life as nomadic camel-herders and adapt to a ‘settled’ existence as daily labourers. This film invites the viewer to breathe the same air as the camel-herders of Kutch, whose future is being suffocated by our rapidly modernising world.
For more information see the Mammoth Website.
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See you next month!
The Carbon Neutral Policy Team
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