"The management of Dobby's grave requires further liaison between relevant stakeholders to reach a middle ground which allows access but provides a more sensitive solution for the local environment," it said. "Items like socks, trinkets, and paint chips from painted pebbles could enter the marine environment and food chain and put wildlife at risk."Īn executive summary of a report prepared for the trust said the site would need to be managed in line with a "leave no trace" policy in the future. "The trust is asking visitors to only take photos when visiting the memorial to help protect the wider landscape. "The memorial to Dobby will remain at Freshwater West in the immediate term for people to enjoy," a trust press release said.
( Supplied: National Trust images) 'Leave no trace' policyĮight months later, the National Trust Cymru said the shrine could stay. The trust says about 75,000 people use the car park at the beach each year. Two questions focused on the Dobby tribute site, with participants asked whether the memorial should be removed or transferred. In May, the Trust launched a survey about how the landscape should be looked after. It said about 75,000 people visited the car park each year, with numbers regularly exceeding capacity.
The area is home to large grey seals, harbour porpoise, and some of the largest populations of seabirds in the world, the Trust said.
The National Trust Cymru said the popularity of the beach with tourists was putting pressure on the area, according to a BBC report.įreshwater West is part of a protected area, classed as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a European Designations of Special Protection Area and a Special Area of Conservation The socks are a reference to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, in which Harry tricks Dobby's then-master Lucius Malfoy into handing the house elf a sock - which frees him from servitude.
Many leave pebbles with messages such as "RIP Dobby" and "we love you Dobby" written on them in permanent marker, others are painted in bright colours.Ī Wales Online report said the elf's resting place was also adorned with "hundreds of socks".
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