30 %
English oak
Quercus robur: anchors the soil with a deep root system. Lives as long as 800 years.
Our forest
The PPL forest: heading towards a zero-emission future together
In cooperation with Lesy ČR we are planting a mixed forest near Ledeč nad Sázavou. Oaks, maples, limes and spruces contribute to the health of the landscape and to clean drinking water for Central Bohemia and Prague.
How can I actively help?
We plant and fund the PPL forest ourselves as a company activity in cooperation with Lesy ČR. You do not have to plant any trees. You are already helping simply by choosing PPL to send and collect your shipments. In doing so you support our path towards low-emission transport and projects such as the PPL forest.
The PPL forest in numbers
The annual output of the young forest we planted in 2023. The numbers grow with every year that passes.
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trees planted in 2023
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of oxygen a year
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people: annual water needs
What grows in the PPL forest
Four tree species that form a resilient mixed stand. No monoculture, but a varied composition that copes better with drought and pests.
25 %
Sycamore maple
Acer pseudoplatanus: brings faster growth back to the forest and quality leaf litter for soil life.
20 %
Small-leaved lime
Tilia cordata: the national tree. Important for bees and pollinators.
25 %
Norway spruce
Picea abies: a new spruce with an adjusted gene pool, more resistant to bark beetle.
Where the forest grows
In the catchment area of the Švihov (Želivka) water reservoir
Švihov is the largest water reservoir in the Czech Republic and in Central Europe. It supplies drinking water to Central Bohemia and Prague, more than a million people. The mixed forest in its catchment area filters rainfall before it reaches the reservoir.
The site was chosen together with Lesy ČR and Povodí Vltavy. The area had previously succumbed to the bark beetle calamity, so the new planting also restores mature woodland.
The future with the PPL forest
A forest does not grow overnight. Here is our timeline: where we are today and where we are heading.
Our partner
Lesy České republiky
Lesy ČR manages more than half of the forests in the Czech Republic. With them we decide on the location, the mix of tree species, care for the seedlings and growth monitoring. PPL pays for the planting and for several years of care, and Lesy ČR then manages the forest long term as part of the national forest fund.
Join us
Would you like to help the PPL forest grow?
Every shipment you send with us enters the emissions compensation programme. Part of the fee goes directly into looking after the new planting, with no increase in price for you.