The dunes themselves are home to the natterjack toad and the area is managed to encourage the amphibians.
The man-made feature on the beach is the lighthouse.
Do you remember the 2011 Dulux advertisement with the old English sheepdog on the beach?
Well, it was filmed at Talacre.
The village itself is dwarfed in terms of population by the holiday homes, which dominate the area.
Although well into Flintshire – Denbighshire is just a couple of miles along the coast – it’s an anglicised village, with the 2011 census showing that out of the 347 residents, just 98 were born in Wales.
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