National Trust Cymru says almost 5,000 people filled out two online surveys, and also attended in-person events and discussions. 'While we're delighted that so many want to visit, we have to balance the popularity of the site with impacts on the sensitive nature of the beach and wider environment, and pressure on the facilities and surrounding roads,' he explains.

Hughes says its parking area welcomes some 75,000 people each year, and visitor numbers regularly exceed capacity. It's also a popular destination for humans. Keeping the magic - and the real-life creatures - aliveįreshwater West is part of a legally protected conservation area that's home to many creatures, including lizards, orchids, seabirds, rare ground-nesting birds, gray seals and harbor porpoises. Items like socks, trinkets, and paint chips from painted pebbles could enter the marine environment and food chain and put wildlife at risk.' 'The Trust is asking visitors to only take photos when visiting the memorial to help protect the wider landscape.

'Based on the consultation results, the memorial to Dobby will remain at Freshwater West in the immediate term for people to enjoy,' said Jonathan Hughes, National Trust Cymru's assistant director of operations for South Wales. National Trust Cymru ('Wales' in Welsh) announced its decision in a press release last week: The memorial can stay, for now, with one important caveat. The proposal to relocate the gravesite to a 'suitable publicly accessible location' elicited mixed responses at the time, with some people saying it would be pointless to move the memorial and others questioning the need for having one for a fictional character at all. It was part of a broader questionnaire soliciting public input on sustainability initiatives for the beach, which is a legally protected conservation area and increasingly popular tourist attraction (both for its connection to movies like Harry Potter and 2010's Robin Hood, as well as its great surfing). conservation organization National Trust released a survey asking for opinions on whether the memorial should remain on the beach. So devotees as well as locals had strong opinions back in May, when the U.K.

Dobby's ensuing loyal friendship with Potter takes a haunting turn in the final book (and penultimate movie) when the elf is killed while shielding him from a Death Eater's knife - and buried on the beach with a headstone reading 'Here lies Dobby, a Free Elf.' His death so devastated fans that author J.K.

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