Our annual celebration of the ancient farming tradition of winterage took place virtually this year, featuring some fantastic local and international speakers with inspiring content. The Burren Winterage School featured speakers from Austria, Slovenia, Colombia, Japan, South Africa, Greece, Finland, USA, UK and Ireland, sharing experiences of farming for nature and how farming can make a […]
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Open call to Oranmore and Loughrea area communities to participate in Biodiversity Training
Are you in a local group from the Oranmore and Loughrea Municipal districts and interested in finding out more about Biodiversity and how your group can make a difference in your local area? Galway Rural Developments (GRD) and Burrenbeo Trust are looking to recruit 6 community groups across the Oranmore and Loughrea Municipal districts to […]
Burren in Bloom 2020 on YouTube
The Covid-19 restrictions during the Spring of 2020 meant that Burrenbeo’s annual celebration of the rich biodiversity of the Burren could not take place in its usual format of guided walks, workshops and gatherings. In its place, a series of online events such as talks, discussions, art workshop, storytelling and family quiz were organised between […]
‘It must be Spring’ photo competition winners
We were delighted with the response to our ‘It must be Spring’ photo competition that was announced in early April. Thank you to everyone who shared with us the lovely signs of Spring they captured in their environment. Please see below the details of the winning entries Age category: Over 18 years 1st Prize : […]
Burrenbeo Trust Annual Report 2019
The Burrenbeo Trust has published its annual report for 2019. Please visit http://bit.ly/BurrenbeoAnnualReport2019 for an overview of the work carried out by us in 2019 in education, advocacy, outreach, active conservation, research and information provision as well as our financial overview and goals for 2020.
Co. Clare communities share their Biodiversity Plans
Well done to all the communities in County Clare who have completed their local biodiversity plans! We are proud to publish them on our website and hope they will inspire other communities to follow in their footsteps. These plans are a culmination of the Community Biodiversity Training which Clare Local Development Company contracted Burrenbeo Trust to […]
Winterage Weekend 2019 was an inspiring community celebration
We would like to thank everyone who helped make the Burren Winterage Weekend 2019 a huge success. From conferences to art workshops and farm mart discussions to herdsman’s walks, we were delighted with the wonderful support, participation and interest of local and visiting community members. The Burren Winterage School offered a fantastic opportunity to share […]
Burren Winterage Weekend Oct 24th to 27th 2019 to focus on ‘Building a healthy future for people, food and nature’
Winterage, the ancient and unique practice of winter grazing in the Burren, is the inspiration for the annual 4-day long Burren Winterage Weekend festival, due to take place this year between Oct 24th and 27th, in the beautiful Burren region. This autumn, when they walk with the cattle to their upland winter pastures, farmers in […]
Burren Winterage gets state recognition as Intangible Cultural Heritage
The unique farming practice of Winterage in the Burren has been officially included in the list of permanent National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage, recently launched by Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Josepha Madigan TD. This measure represents official State recognition of cultural practices all around Ireland and will serve to protect and […]
Áitbheo Primary students capture Kinvara’s past
New graduates of Burrenbeo’s Áitbheo Primary programme 2019 from Kinvara National School have us in awe of their place based project they chose to undertake at the end of their course. They have produced a fascinating website examining various aspects of Kinvara’s past such as its history of farming, sport, festivals and local landmarks. The […]