Rocks and boulders were placed which now stops vehicles from parking on a patch of land overlooking Llanddona beach itself, which had also been popular with campervans. Image taken by reporter, free to use by all LDRS partners. Boulders blocking vehicle access to a popular North Wales beauty spot have been moved by tractor and dumped on the beach by a crowd of around 60 people. It’s understood the huge rocks were placed on a grass verge by landowners in a bid to prevent campervans parking overnight at Llanddona Beach, on Anglesey’s east coast in March. But the action meant Llanddona villagers couldn’t park on the lay-by either, preventing some with restricted mobility from visiting a beach they have enjoyed for decades.
Tractors, digger and crowd of 60 locals remove boulders blocking beauty spot access
The rocks, placed to prevent overnight parking, have been removed by angry villagers whose access was being blocked
Rocks and boulders were placed at a beach to stop vehicles from parking along the front (Image: LDRS)
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7 tractors, a digger and crowd of 60 locals remove boulders blocking beauty spot access
The rocks, placed to prevent overnight parking at Llanddona, Anglesey have been dumped on the beach by angry villagers
17:53, 11 MAY 2021
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image captionThe boulders were placed on the verge in March to stop campervans parking overnight
When villagers were angered by boulders placed to block vehicle access to a north Wales beauty spot - they decided to take matters into their own hands.
Almost 5,000 signed a petition opposing the rocks placed to prevent campervans parking at Llanddona Beach on Anglesey.
However a group of 60 residents have gone one step further, using tractors and diggers to remove the boulders themselves.
North Wales Police has declined to comment.
An eyewitness said more than 60 people were at the scene on Monday with six or seven tractors and a digger and dumped (them) on the beach .
Llanddona Beach More than 2,000 people have signed a petition calling for the removal of boulders at a popular Anglesey beach, following an apparent attempt to stop people from parking on it. Claiming that “local landowners have decided to act upon themselves” to block vehicles from parking on the foreshore at Llanddona Beach with “damaging and quite frankly dangerous boulders”, the petition is urging authorities to take action. The boulders are understood to have been placed there in late March following claims of “hordes of Campervans and Motorhomes” parking for free at the site. But the petition, which was only set up this week, also notes that the rights of local people have been affected and calls on the local authority to invest in wardens and more bins.