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Burrenbeo Trust is pleased to welcome the launch today, October 22nd, of ReFarm, a new national initiative aimed at making farming for nature sustainable and scalable, while providing businesses with an opportunity to fund nature-positive actions on Irish farms in a way that can be reported on under new EU sustainability reporting directives.

The Burren Winterage Weekend, an annual celebration of the Burren’s unique ‘transhumance’ farming tradition is set to return this October, with a range of ‘Agri-Cultural’ events across this special landscape. At the heart of this celebration is the centuries-old practice whereby local farmers move their cattle to hilltop pastures – or ‘winterages’ – where they […]

heritagekeepers.ie Burrenbeo Trust is thrilled to announce that the latest round of the National Heritage Keepers Programme opens for applications on the 3rd of September. Over 150 groups and schools have completed the free programme to date. Heritage Keepers are now looking for community groups and senior classes of primary schools to take part in […]

Read Burrenbeo Snapshot, our latest monthly newsletter here . If you wish to get up to date information on Burrenbeo’s news and events straight to your email,  subscribe using the sign up box at the bottom of our homepage. Burrenbeo August 2024 Snapshot Dropwort/ lus braonach (images above) is a beautiful Burren specialty and its […]

A recent gathering of community members, young and old, convened in the heart of the Burren for a May Tree Dance celebration, marking the launch of ‘Turas – Journeys in Stewardship’ project. This initiative by Burrenbeo Trust, supported by Creative Ireland, aims to engage the Burren community in collective action towards environmental stewardship in response […]

Galway, Mayo, Meath, and Leitrim landowners can apply for support to create wildlife ponds, mini-woodlands, mini-orchards, ‘plans for nature’ or ‘peatland plans’ on their land through The Hare’s Corner initiative.

Mayo landowners invited to apply for support to create wildlife ponds, mini-woodlands, mini-orchards or ‘plans for nature’ on their land. As part of his National Parks and Wildlife Service events for Biodiversity Week events with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), Minister of State Malcolm Noonan was in Mayo today to launch the expansion […]

Community groups arond Ireland working to enhance their local environment and heritage are invited to attend a day of networking, learning and celebration in the beautiful town of Gort, Co.Galway on Sat 17th of June. This day-long event comprising of inspiring walks, talks and delicious food, is coordinated local landscape charity, Burrenbeo Trust and supported […]

Clare landowners invited to apply for support to create wildlife ponds, mini-woodlands, mini-orchards or ‘plans for nature’ on their land.  The Hare’s Corner, a biodiversity initiative coordinated by Burrenbeo Trust, has announced a new window for applications from Clare landowners who would like take small but impactful actions for nature on their land. Inspired by […]