Yorkshire Water

'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.'