Visit Us
Visitors are all welcome to the Burren National Park. It is a place of tranquillity and quiet. There are no marked trails in the Park however many people visit the park for walking. The terrain is very rocky with deep fissures and cracks, there are also loose rocks and steep cliff areas. Please keep well away from any cliffs and steep rocky areas, as they may be dangerous. The Limestone can get very slippery when wet so extreme caution must be taken. Strong walking boots and a map and compass are essential. The weather is also very changeable so waterproof clothing should also be carried.
You can help protect this beautiful and unusual habitat. The Park is managed primarily for conservation and is a fragile landscape. Visitors are welcome, so PLEASE look and admire but adhere to the following requests:
- Do not knock any walls, they are there for a purpose and were built hundreds of years ago by the local community.
- Do not disturb the rock or move it from one place to another, this can be extremely damaging to micro-habitats, and to the structure of the pavement as these rocks provide shelter for plants, animals and soil.
- Do not chase or scare any wild animals, this includes the insect life, some may bite but most are harmless
- Do not pick the flowers or damage the trees; leave them for others to see, and wildlife to use.
- Please leave fossils where they lie; they are part of the heritage of the area.
- Please don’t park on the road verge or the Limestone pavement, these areas often support rare plants.
- Take your litter home with you and if you see any litter on the ground please feel free to remove it also.
- Please keep dogs under control; they can disturb stock and wildlife as well as other visitors.
Maps & Books
There are numerous publications available on the Burren. Some publications that give a very good overview of the burren are:
- Farming and the Burren, by Brendan Dunford. Published by Teagasc. www.teagasc.ie
- The Book of the Burren, Published by Tír Eolas. Available throughout the Burren.
- The Outlandish World of the Burren, by Cyril Ó Céirín. Published by Rathbane publishing
- The Natural History of the Burren, By Gordon D’arcy and John Hayward. Published by IMMEL Publishing.
- Wild Plants of the Burren and the Aran Islands, by Charles Nelson. Published by The Collins Press.
Useful maps
- Ordnance Survey of Ireland, Discovery series, 1:50,000 scale. Sheets, 51 and 52.
- The Burren, by Tim Robinson. Published by Folding Landscapes, Roundstone. Map of The Burren National Park, available on this website.
- 6 inch (1:10,560) sheets; CL 010, CL 011 and CL 017
Codes of Conduct
You can help protect this beautiful and unusual habitat. The Park is managed primarily for conservation and is a fragile landscape. Visitors are welcome, so PLEASE look and admire but adhere to the following requests:
- Do not knock any walls, they are there for a purpose and were built hundreds of years ago by the local community.
- Do not disturb the rock or move it from one place to another, this can be extremely damaging to micro-habitats, and to the structure of the pavement as these rocks provide shelter for plants, animals and soil. Do not chase or scare any wild animals, this includes the insect life, some may bite but most are harmless
- Do not pick the flowers or damage the trees; leave them for others to see, and wildlife to use.
- Please leave fossils where they lie; they are part of the heritage of the area.
- Please don’t park on the road verge or the Limestone pavement, these areas often support rare plants.
- Take your litter home with you and if you see any litter on the ground please feel free to remove it also.
- Please keep dogs under control; they can disturb stock and wildlife as well as other visitors.
Getting Here
The Burren National Park is situated on the SouthEastern side of the Burren, in North Co. Clare. To access the park, from Corofin, take the R476 to Kilnaboy. In Kilnaboy take a right turn. Approximately 5 kilometres along this road you will reach a crossroads. There is a lay-by just before this cross roads on the right. Then on foot, turn right, along the ‘crag road’; Burren National Park lands are on your left. Please park in the lay-by not on the crag road to avoid damage to the vegetation. This is a public road so be careful of traffic.