We invite you to take a unique walk across the campus of Gdańsk University of Technology, among the trees that form an educational trail. The trail was created to raise ecological awareness and sensitivity to nature—let’s pause for a moment and take a closer look at the plants we often overlook in our daily rush.
On the plaques placed by the trees, you can find quotes related to the trail’s theme—nature—as well as original illustrations of the leaves of each species, created by one of our students, Urszula Pilarska. The designer of the steel pylons and the plaque in front of the Main Building is Prof. Jan Buczkowski from the Faculty of Architecture at Gdańsk University of Technology.
About the Tree Trail:
The trail, established as part of the implementation of Gdańsk University of Technology’s Climate Plan for 2022–2030, was designed to draw attention to the valuable tree population located within an area under the care of the Conservator of Monuments. The route passes through the historic part of the campus, where unique park layouts have been preserved, dating back to around 1904, at the same time as the establishment of the Gdansk Tech campus.
The saplings of the oldest trees planted in this area most likely came from the tree nursery of Georg Wilhelm Schnibbe—a gardener and designer, author of, among others, the Steffens Park along Wielka Aleja in Gdańsk, now known as Aleja Zwycięstwa.
The trail highlights 18 trees representing 12 species, including the English oak, sessile oak, red oak, London plane, and Turkish hazel.
Many people from various units of our university contributed to the implementation of this project, with the Sustainability Team at Gdańsk Tech acting as the coordinator. Among those involved were also prof. Jan Buczkowski from the Faculty of Architecture, the Investment Centre, the horticultural section of the Logistics Centre, the Student Gardening Club “KOS,” and the Promotion Department.
Below you can find descriptions of the individual tree species.
Tree species
Black pine
Cherry
Downy birch
European white elm
Horse chestnut
London plane
Purple-leaved common beech
Red oak
Turkish hazel
Western red cedar
Wild cherry
