Burren National Park Autumn Newsletter
Read about the latest sightings and recent news in the Burren National Park Autumn Newsletter Burren National Park Autumn Newsletter
Category: News
Burren National Park Summer Newsletter
Welcome to the second edition of the Burren National Park newsletter where you can learn more about our walking trails, the historical sites at Cahercommaun and Slieve Carran and find out what species have been spotted recently in the park. Click the link below to learn more! Burren National Park Summer Newsletter
Burren National Park Newsletter
Here is the first issue of our Burren National Park Newsletter. This edition and future issues will be bringing you news of sightings in the park as well as featuring walking trails, local sites, Burren flora and habitats. Burren National Park Newsletter
Dromore Wood Nature Reserve
Visitors to Dromore Wood Nature Reserve please be advised that the vehicular barrier at the entrance is now operational. It will open at 8am and close at 6pm daily. Pedestrian access is not affected.
Dromore Wood Nature Reserve
Dromore Wood Nature Reserve is now fully accessible by vehicle again.
Leave No Trace Campaign
National Awareness Campaign launched promoting responsible behaviour outdoors to combat increase in littering Love This Place, Leave No Trace — Government of Ireland in partnership with Leave No Trace Ireland call for the public to care for our countryside, follow the Leave No Trace principles and protect and preserve our land A new Government of Ireland campaign has been launched to tackle a growing littering issue throughout the country, particularly in some of our most scenic locations which have recently...
BURREN NATIONAL PARK INFORMATION POINT – CLOSED FROM FRIDAY 27th SEPTEMBER 2019
The Burren National Park Information Point closes at 5.00pm on Friday 27th September 2019 for another year. Do not be dismayed! - the Park itself and its walking trails are open and accessible all year round, and we will return next spring for many guided walks and events in time for the Burren to bloom again. In the meantime the last autumn flowers blossom, turloughs rise via underground springs, soil fungi break up dead plants to renew the meadows, and the...
Sunday 22nd September – 14.00: Nature Trail
Join us for the final guided walk of the season on the Nature Trail this Sunday! We will amble along the 1.5km looped walk stopping to take in the magnificent views, limestone pavement, hazel woodland and wildflower meadows which still display beautiful shades of purple, pink, white and yellow. The walk starts at the trailhead at 14:15 and will last approximately 1.5-2 hrs. Please dress appropriately for the weather and terrain. Booking Required. To book please call us on 065 6827693 or...
Sunday 1st September – Shuttle bus service finishes for the season
We can’t believe that it’s time to say farewell to the bus for 2019 already! Our free shuttle bus service from the Burren National Park Information Point in Corofin to the Trailhead in the National Park will finish up for the 2019 season tomorrow. Take this last chance to hop on the bus, sit back and enjoy the scenery on route to the Burren National Park. The bus runs every half an hour (with a break in service from 1pm...
Saturday 24th August – 14.00: Slieve Carran Nature Reserve
Step into the past and take a wander through time at Slieve Carran Nature Reserve this Heritage Week, and experience the Burren through the eyes of those who came before us. Mysterious hunter-gatherers, prosperous Bronze Age farmers and reclusive medieval hermits all made their mark on and gained inspiration from this uniquely dynamic landscape. Discover these stories in stone, in the earth and of course in the ever-present and precious Burren flora and fauna, woven through our human experience right...
