Celebrate late summer in the Burren National Park with us this week on a guided walk. All events are free but booking is essential as places are limited. Please contact us at burrennationalpark@npws.gov.ie or phone 065 6827693 for more details and to book.
National Heritage Week encourages us to explore the built, natural and cultural aspects of our heritage that are endangered, for us to reimagine and revive these sites, artefacts and practices. We are running these events during Heritage Week to showcase some of the wildlife and unique habitats of the Burren National Park. All events are
Upcoming events in the Burren National Park this week. All events are free but booking is essential as places are limited. Please contact us at burrennationalpark@npws.gov.ie or phone 065 6827693 for more details and to book
Upcoming events in the Burren National Park this August Bank Holiday Weekend. All events are free but booking is essential as places are limited. Please contact us at burrennationalpark@npws.gov.ie or phone 065 6827693 for more details and to book
Following Cabinet approval, Minister of State for Nature, Heritage and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan TD, has announced plans to develop Ireland’s first National Parks Bill, which will place the Burren National Park on a dedicated statutory footing and establish nature conservation and restoration as the primary purpose of its management. The proposed National Parks Bill will
Our Fox Cubs summer program will run every Monday for 6 weeks starting July 13th at 10:15am. Suitable for children from 6 to 12 yrs, curious young minds can enjoy discovering the geology, flora, insects, birds and mammals of the Burren National Park through nature based activities in the park. The program is free but
Upcoming events this July in the Burren National Park. All events are free but booking is essential as places are limited. Please contact us at burrennationalpark@npws.gov.ie or phone 065 6827693 for more details and to book.
Events and guided walks coming up in the Burren National ParkAll events are free but booking is essential as places are limited. Please contact us at burrennationalpark@npws.gov.ie or phone 065 6827693 for more details and to book.
The Burren & Cliffs Explorer shuttle bus service is returning for the 2026 season with an expanded offering, connecting towns, villages and key visitor attractions across North and West Clare. Relaunching on Thursday, May 21, 2026, this season marks the second year of the pilot scheme. A joint initiative of Clare County Council and the
Recent discoveries of teeth and a fin spine of 330-million-year-old fossil sharks by Phoebe Larkin and Emma Glanville of the National Parks and Wildlife Service, Burren National Park and local guide Cormac McGinley of Cormac’s Coast, provide the first records of strange ancient fossil sharks from the Burren, County Clare and Donegal, respectively. The specimens