About us
We own approximately 32,000 hectares of land (80,000 acres) making us one of the region's largest landowners. Our estate covers the whole of Yorkshire but is predominantly located on the eastern flanks of the Pennines and in Nidderdale.
Much of our land is used to collect the raw water we treat for drinking and is tenanted by farmers as well as being used for recreation by our customers.
We seek to be exemplar landowners and landlords working with a wide range of stakeholders so one key project is to get 12,000 hectares of our land designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in a "favourable" or "recovering" condition. This is an ongoing project but 99.9% of the SSSI sites are currently in this condition, over-achieving our target of 95% by the end of 2010.
Our land, property and planning department is responsible for dealing with all property related matters on behalf of the company.
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We also have a sister company, KeyLand Developments Limited, who are involved in the development and disposal of surplus Yorkshire Water sites and properties.
Find out more about KeyLand
Each year our Rural Estate Team attend agricultural shows around the region. This is a great opportunity to get to know the team so anyone with an interest in how we manage our rural estate is encouraged to come along. Details of shows we're attending will be posted on this page - why not subscribe to be alerted about where we're going to be as soon as we add details on our site. Follow the link at the top of this page.
