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PROGRAMME DATES: 3rd May- 25th May 2025

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Under 18s go free for all events.

Pre-booking is essential for all events unless stated otherwise.

Add a Burrenbeo Membership when booking your Burren in Bloom tickets and get a FREE set of Burren Field Guides (worth €15) by post – our special seasonal offer!

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PROGRAMME

 

WEEKEND 1 : Sat 3rd & Sun 4th May  

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The Hare’s Corner Pond Visit, 11am-1pm, Sat 3rd May, Ennistymon

Feidhlim Harty, hydrologist showcases ponds to discuss pond design & construction for biodiversity. Location: sent on booking Adm: €8 Members Early Bird/€15 General Ticket

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The Curious World of Insects with Lisa Clancy, 7:30-8:30pm, Sat 3rd May, Kinvara Community Centre

Join us for a celebration of the rich, often surprising, and entertaining lives of insects with nature enthusiast and insect photographer Lisa Clancy for this special Burren in Bloom evening talk. Doors open at 7pm for refreshments and the talk will begin at 7:30pm.

Adm: Free. Booking advised.

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Dawn Chorus Walk with Gordon D'Arcy, 6am, Sun 4th May, Ballyvaughan

Join ornithologist and wildlife artist Gordon D'Arcy on an early morning bird walk. 

Location: On booking. Adm: €8 Members Early Bird/€15 General Ticket

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Dawn Chorus Walk with Margaux Pierrel (NPWS ranger), 5.30am, Sun 4th May, Coole Park 

 Join National Parks and Wildlife Service ranger and guides on an early morning walk filled with birdsongs and tips on how to identify birds. 

Location: TBC on booking  Adm: Free, booking essential by emailing  coolepark@npws.gov.ie 

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Children's Art Workshop with Gordon D’Arcy, 3-5pm, Sun 4th May 

Learn how to draw some of the Burren's beautiful wildlife with wildlife artist Gordon D’Arcy. Suitable for 6 – 12-year-olds (Please bring your own paper, pencils and colours!)
Location: Kinvara Community Centre Admission: Free but booking essential through the link above.

 

May Webinar

8pm, Wednesday 7th May, Online

 'Ants in Ireland – and the Burren' with John Breen

Registration Link

Ants are very important in ecosystems. This talk will provide a brief introduction to ants, an overview of the ecology of Irish ants, and then concentrate on those you might see in the Burren – this includes their interactions with plants and an interesting relationship with a hoverfly. John Breen is a zoologist, and a retired professor from University of Limerick. His PhD study was on Irish wood ants. He is also interested in bees and wasps.

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WEEKEND 2:  Sat 10th & Sun 11th May 

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Burren Woodland Walk with Paul Murphy, 11am-1pm, Saturday 10th May

 Location: On booking. Adm: €8 Members Early Bird/€15 General Ticket​
 

Burren Farm biodiversity walk with Donal Hogan, Burren Acres team

2pm-4pm, Saturday 10th May, Carran

 Location: On booking. Adm: €8 Members Early Bird/€15 General Ticket

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Caher Bridge Garden Visit, 11am-1pm, Sunday 11th May, Fanore
A guided walk through the stunning Caher Bridge Garden in the company of its creator Carl Wright. Location: On booking. Adm: €8 Members Early Bird/€15 General Ticket

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Burren Slow Food Festival, Sun11th May, Lisdoonvarna
Cookery demos with tastings, talks and farmers & craft market on the theme of 'Taste the Atlantic'

Check www.slowfoodclare.com

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May Tea Talk

7:30pm, Wednesday 14th May, Tubber Village Hall

'Step into Nature – Flora and Fauna from May to June' - with Rachel McKenna

Discover the wonders of nature around you in the weeks ahead by simply slowing down, listening, and observing - wonders which fill us with awe when we learn of their complexities and stay with you, long after the seasons change! Rachel McKenna is a dedicated naturalist and author who has spent the last five years passionately observing, recording, photographing, and drawing a diverse range of Irish wildflowers, insects, and mammals. Doors open and kettle will be on from 7:30pm for a cuppa and talk will begin at 8pm at Tubber hall.   All welcome, suggested donation of 5 euros for the upkeep of the hall.

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WEEKEND 3: Fri 16th, Sat 17th & Sun 18th May

 

Bioblitz in Coole Park Nature Reserve, 6am, Friday 16th May to 6am Sunday 18th May,

Join National Parks and Wildlife Service for a 48hr-Bioblitz fun. Learn from experts about the wildlife that surrounds us, record your own species and share it to become a citizen scientist.

Location: Coole Park Nature Reserve. Adm: Free. More info: email coolepark@npws.gov.ie 

 

Dusk chorus walk with Tom and Nuala Lynch, 7pm, Fri 16th May, Dromore Woods, 
Tune into the sounds and songs of our birdlife close to the time of dusk with experts from the Clare branch of Birdwatch Ireland. Location: On booking. Adm: €8 Members Early Bird/€15 General Ticket

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Saturday Butterfly Walk, 11am-1pm, Sat 17th May, Fahee North
Discover one of Ireland’s premier butterfly sites and rarest of butterflies with Jesmond Harding of Butterfly Conservation Ireland. Location: On booking. Adm: €8 Members Early Bird/€15 General Ticket

Hazel Woodland Walk with Sharon Parr, 3-5pm, Saturday 17th May
Location: On booking. Adm: €8 Members Early Bird/€15 General Ticket

Sunday Butterfly Walk, 12 -2pm, Sun 18th May, Clooncoose valley 
A walk down the 'Burren Butterfly Road' to see a remarkable number and range of butterflies and moths with Jesmond Harding of Butterfly Conservation Ireland. 
Location: On booking. Adm: €8 Members Early Bird/€15 General Ticket

 

 

Burren in Bloom Talk with Matthijs Schouten

 7:30pm, Thursday 22nd May, Doolin

'The Oikos Collective - for the love of life ' 

Discover how the Burren can inspire us to restore our relationship with the natural world in this talk with  renowned natural philosopher Matthijs Schouten, and his colleagues Louis Bijl de Vroe and Judith van de Goor from The Oikos Collective. 

Doors open and kettle will be on from 7:30pm for a cuppa and talk will begin at 8pm.

Location: The Attic, Hotel Doolin. Adm: Free but booking essential

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WEEKEND 4:  Sat 24th & Sun 25th May 

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Burren Farm biodiversity walk with Cormac Kelly, Burren Acres Team

11am-1pm, Saturday 24th May, Fanore

Location: On booking. Adm: €8 Members Early Bird/€15 General Ticket

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Return to the Winterage walk, time 3-5pm, Sat 24th May, Carran

Revisit the winterage farm of the last Cattle Drive to explore flowers of the Burren in the

company of NPWS guides.

 Location: On booking Adm: €8 Members/€15 non-members.​

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Great Irish Grasslands walk, 2-4pm, Sun 25th May, North Burren farm

Join botanist Phoebe O'Brien to explore this Grasslands Trail site and understand the importance of well-maintained grassland habitats.

Location: On booking. Adm: €8 Members Early Bird/€15 General Ticket

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 This programme is coordinated by the Burrenbeo Trust, and part-funded by ACRES Burren Aran.Burrenbeo Trust is a landscape charity that does not receive any core funding.  If you would like to support us, please consider becoming a member or donating at www.burrenbeo.com

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