deputy-forester

Updated: January 18, 2026

The old manor-house is occupied by the land-steward, or, as he prefers to be called, the deputy-forester, who is also the oldest and largest tenant on the estate. It is he who rules the park. The labourers and keepers call him the 'squire.

Richard Jefferies - Field and Hedgerow : Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies