Editing Verderer (section)

{{short description|Officials who administer the local laws of certain forests}}
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'''Verderers''' are [[forestry]] officials in England who deal with [[common land]] in certain former royal hunting areas which are the property of [[the Crown]].<ref>[http://www.verderers.org.uk/ Verderers of the New Forest: website]</ref> The office was developed in the [[Middle Ages]] to administer [[Royal forest#Forest law|forest law]] on behalf of the King. Verderers investigated and recorded minor offences such as the taking of [[venison]] and the illegal cutting of woodland, and dealt with the day-to-day forest administration. In the modern era, verderers are still to be found in the [[New Forest]], the [[Forest of Dean]], and [[Epping Forest]], where they serve to protect commoning practices, and conserve the traditional landscape and wildlife.