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Tree-mendous! Warta Poznań pledge to plant 111 trees for every goal scored

Warta Poznań have announced the continuation of an environmental project that will see the club plant 111 trees for every goal that the side scores. Klaudia Berda/Warta Poznań

As part of the Ale Zasadził campaign, the top-flight football club have already planted 8,000 trees in the region with Slovakian forward Adam Zrelak credited with 1,000 of these.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

First map of its kind in Europe shows 30 percent of Poland has 5 billion tree crowns

The map Krajowa Mapa Koron Drzew (map of tree crowns) was created by Warsaw-based MGGP Aero who spent years collecting data about the trees’ height, scope of their crowns and exact location.

Delightful heart-shaped ‘trees of love’ found in empty field

VIDEO: The stunning natural formation has now become a hit with photographers, tourists and romantics looking to propose.

Abandoned amphitheatre to be transformed into eco-friendly ‘honey garden’ for bees

Unique to Poland, and possibly the world, the 3 million PLN project in Poznań will see former seating areas replaced by flowerbeds specifically intended to attract bees, and will be further embellished by nectar-bearing trees, sculptures, viewing points, water cascades and subtle lighting purposefully designed so as not to interfere with their activities.

Scientists reveal the dark Nazi history of Oświęcim’s trees

The Germans planned to turn Auschwitz into a model Nazi town, and in doing so planted trees.

Poznań branches out with walkway in the trees

The new walkway will allow visitors to escape city life and get up close to the birds.

Take on the walk on the wild side down Pomiechówek way

GALLERY: Located close to Warsaw and lying along the banks of the River Wkra the village offers an escape from big city life. 

Top 5 articles:

  • Over 100,000 slaughtered with axes, pitchforks, scythes and knives: The Wołyń massacre started 76 years ago today and lasted for two years
  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • Beaten, starved and tortured: The horrifying story of Hitler’s concentration camp for children
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
Life

Hero Polish porter who fought off London Bridge terrorist collects bravery award from Princess Anne

In a ceremony at Windsor Castle, Princess Anne presented Łukasz Koczocik with the Queen's Medal for Gallantry, which recognises exemplary acts of courage.

The first report:

  • PiS MP says Germany will deceive Ukraine
  • Bank PKO BP forecasts GDP growth at 0.5 pct this year, 3 pct next
  • British combat aircraft arrive in Poland
  • Ruling party leader describes opposition as 'German'
  • Poland's embassy in Turkey condemns terrorist attack in Ankara

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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