Burrenbeo Trust has roughly 100 active conservation volunteers. See how you can get involved with this group below.
The goal of the Burrenbeo Conservation Volunteers (BCV) is to establish a skilled and knowledgeable group which is available to support conservation management in the Burren. Burrenbeo provides a variety of conservation management skills to ensure that BCV’s are encouraged and engaged on an ongoing basis. Training provides volunteers with skillsets to enhance their employment prospects and confidence in the pursuit of further opportunities.
If coming on an event, please read the full risk assessments beforehand.
See here for our list of upcoming events
| What | Where | When | With whom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invasive Alien Species | Newtown Trail | July 1st | R. Morrison |
| Bat site maintenance | Fiddaun | 22nd July | K. Lavender |
| Bat site Maintenance | Dromore | August TBA | R. Hollingsworth |
Register as a volunteer
In order to find out more information about any of these please register with our volunteer coordinator Kate by emailing volunteer@burrenbeo.com and she will send you out all the upcoming events as they are organised.
What have the volunteers achieved?
View below all the activities that the Burrenbeo Conservation volunteers have achieved since 2010:
| When | General Area | What | Where | Leader | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Conservation | Drystone wall repair | Coolorta | R. Jones | BCV |
| 2017 | Conservation | Coastal clean up | Fanore | E. O'Connor | BCV |
| 2017 | Conservation | Coastal clean up | Fanore | Various experts | BCV, Burren Shores |
| 2017 | Archaeology | Site Management | Roughan Hill | Ros O'Maolduin | NUI Galway |
| 2016 | Archaeology | Site management | Roughan Hill | Ros O'Maolduin | NUI Galway |
| 2016 | Invasive Alien Species | Mapping IAS | Carron | P. Murphy | Eireco |
| 2016 | Special Monitoring | Bat breeding site maintenance | Fiddaun | Dr Kate McAney | Vincent Wildlife Trust |
| 2016 | Landscape management | Coastal clean up rocky shore Fanore | Fanore | ||
| 2016 | Landscape management | Fanore beach clean | Fanore | ||
| 2016 | Archaeology | Post excavation work (Mar,Apr,May,Jun) | Kilnaboy | Michael & Clodagh Lynch | Field Monument Advisor |
| 2016 | Monument management | Scrub clearing at Cappagh Tower House | Carron | Dr Sharon Parr | Burren Life |
| 2016 | Monument management | Scrub clearing from monuments on Roughan Hill | Corofin | Dr Ros O Maolduin | NUI Galway |
| 2016 | Walling | Repairing and rebuilding walls at Coolorta | Burren National Park | ||
| 2016 | Special Monitoring | Bat breeding site maintenance | Ruan | Dr Kate McAney | Vincent Wildlife Trust |
| 2016 | General Training | Butterfly transect training | Carron | Paula McHale | |
| 2015 | Landscape management | Coastal clean up rocky shore Fanore | Blackhead | ||
| 2015 | Landscape management | Coastal clean up rocky shore Fanore | Blackhead | ||
| 2015 | Habitat management | Scrub clearing at butterfly breeding site | Fahee north | Jesmond Harding | Butterfly Conservation Ireland |
| 2015 | Habitat management | Scrub clearing at butterfly breeding site | Fahee north | Jesmond Harding | Butterfly Conservation Ireland |
| 2015 | Archaeology | Post excavation work | Kilnaboy | Michael & Clodagh Lynch | Field Monument Advisor |
| 2015 | Archaeology | Post excavation work | Kilnaboy | Michael & Clodagh Lynch | Field Monument Advisor |
| 2015 | Archaeology | Surveying at Fanore | Kilnaboy | Michael & Clodagh Lynch | Field Monument Advisor |
| 2015 | Archaeology | Prehistoric hut site mapping | Kilcorney | Dr Christine Grant | National Monument Service |
| 2015 | Archaeology | Doolin dig (4 weeks) | Kilnaboy | Michael & Clodagh Lynch | Field Monument Advisor |
| 2015 | Archaeology | Kilcorney excavation (1 week) | Kilcorney | Dr Christine Grant | National Monument Service |
| 2015 | Archaeology Training | Artefact handling course | Caherconnell | Dr Michelle Comber | NUI Galway |
| 2015 | Monument management | Scrub clearing at Cappagh Tower House | Carron | Dr Sharon Parr | Burren Life |
| 2015 | Monument management | Scrub clearing at Cappagh Tower House | Carron | Dr Sharon Parr | Burren Life |
| 2015 | Special Monitoring | Bat breeding site maintenance | Ruan | Dr Kate McAney | Vincent Wildlife Trust |
| 2015 | Special Monitoring | Bat site maintenance and emergence count | Ruan | Dr Kate McAney | Vincent Wildlife Trust |
| 2015 | Assisting with local community events | Assisting with Walk with a Difference | Carron | ||
| 2015 | General Training | Butterfly transect training | Paula McHale | ||
| 2015 | General Training | Invasive alien species ID workshop | Dr Sharon Parr, Paul Murphy & Kate Lavender | ||
| 2015 | General Training | Two day first aid course | Ray Murphy | ||
| 2014 | Landscape management | Coastal clean up Blackhead | |||
| 2014 | Landscape management | Coastal clean up Blackhead | |||
| 2014 | Habitat management | Scrub clearing at butterfly breeding site | Fahee north | Jesmond Harding | Butterfly Conservation Ireland |
| 2014 | Habitat management | Scrub clearing at butterfly breeding site | Fahee north | Jesmond Harding | Butterfly Conservation Ireland |
| 2014 | Archaeology | Surveying and mapping | Kilcorney | Dr Christine Grant | National Monument Service |
| 2014 | Archaeology | Post excavation work | Kilnaboy | Michael & Clodagh Lynch | Field Monument Advisor |
| 2014 | Archaeology | Post excavation work (2 days) | Kilnaboy | Michael & Clodagh Lynch | Field Monument Advisor |
| 2014 | Archaeology | Post excavation work | Kilnaboy | Michael & Clodagh Lynch | Field Monument Advisor |
| 2014 | Archaeology | Surveying at Doolin | Doolin | Michael & Clodagh Lynch | Field Monument Advisor |
| 2014 | Archaeology | Second Fanore excavation (3 weeks) | Kilnaboy | Michael & Clodagh Lynch | Field Monument Advisor |
| 2014 | Monument management | Scrub clearing at Cappagh Tower House | Carron | Dr Sharon Parr | Burren Life |
| 2014 | Monument management | Scrub clearing at Cappagh Tower House | Carron | Dr Sharon Parr | Burren Life |
| 2014 | Walling | Repairing and rebuilding walls at Coolorta | Burren National Park | ||
| 2014 | Walling | Repairing and rebuilding walls at Coolorta | Burren National Park | ||
| 2014 | Other events | Dismantling mini-dolmens | Fanore | Mary Howard | Volunteer |
| 2014 | Special Monitoring | Bat breeding site maintenance | Ruan | Dr Kate McAney | Vincent Wildlife Trust |
| 2014 | Other events | Dismantling mini-dolmens | Fanore | Mary Howard | Volunteer |
| 2014 | Assisting with local community events | Assisting with Walk with a Difference | Flaggy Shore | ||
| 2014 | Assisting with local community events | Assisting with Winterage weekend | Bellharbour | ||
| 2013 | Assisting with local community events | Assisting with Bells across the Burren | Ballyvaughan | ||
| 2013 | Landscape management | Coastal clean up rocky shore Fanore | |||
| 2013 | Habitat management | Scrub clearing at butterfly breeding site | Fahee north | Jesmond Harding | Butterfly Conservation Ireland |
| 2013 | Habitat management | Scrub clearing at butterfly breeding site | Fahee north | Jesmond Harding | Butterfly Conservation Ireland |
| 2013 | Archaeology | Post excavation work (2 days) | Kilnaboy | Michael & Clodagh Lynch | Field Monument Advisor |
| 2013 | Archaeology | Post excavation work (2 days) | Kilnaboy | Michael & Clodagh Lynch | Field Monument Advisor |
| 2013 | Archaeology | Post excavation work (2 days) | Kilnaboy | Michael & Clodagh Lynch | Field Monument Advisor |
| 2013 | Archaeology | Atlas mapping day | Kilcorney | Dr Christine Grant | National Monument Service |
| 2013 | Archaeology | Post excavation work (2 days) | Kilnaboy | Michael & Clodagh Lynch | Field Monument Advisor |
| 2013 | Monument management | Scrub clearing from around Doolin Court Tomb | Doolin | Dr Christine Grant | National Monument Service |
| 2013 | Walling | Repairing and rebuilding walls at Coolorta | Burren National Park | ||
| 2013 | Other events | Newtown music trail clearing | Ballyvaughan | Dr Stephen Ward | Volunteer |
| 2013 | Other events | Newtown music trail clearing | Ballyvaughan | Dr Stephen Ward | Volunteer |
| 2013 | Other events | Dismantling mini-dolmens | Fanore | Mary Howard | Volunteer |
| 2013 | Assisting with local community events | Assisting with Walk with a Difference | Flaggy Shore | ||
| 2013 | General Training | Butterfly transect training | Carron | Paula McHale | |
| 2013 | General Training | Two day first aid course | Ray Murphy | ||
| 2013 | General Training | Wildflower identification workshop | Drs Sharon Parr and Stephen Ward | ||
| 2012 | Landscape management | Coastal clean up Blackhead | |||
| 2012 | Habitat management | Scrub clearing at butterfly breeding site | Fahee north | Jesmond Harding | Butterfly Conservation Ireland |
| 2012 | Habitat management | Scrub clearing at butterfly breeding site | Fahee north | Jesmond Harding | Butterfly Conservation Ireland |
| 2012 | Archaeology | 5 week excavation at Fanore Shell Midden | Fanore | Michael & Clodagh Lynch | Field Monument Advisor |
| 2012 | Archaeology | Filling in Fanore dig (2 days) | Fanore | Michael & Clodagh Lynch | Field Monument Advisor |
| 2012 | Archaeology | Post excavation work (2 days) | Kilnaboy | Michael & Clodagh Lynch | Field Monument Advisor |
| 2012 | Archaeology Training | Atlas training | Carron | Dr Christine Grant | National Monument Service |
| 2012 | Archaeology Training | Atlas training | Carron | Dr Christine Grant | National Monument Service |
| 2012 | Monument management | Scrub clearing at Cappagh Tower House | Carron | Dr Sharon Parr | Burren Life |
| 2012 | Walling | Repairing walls at Blackhead | Fanore | Shane Casey | Biodiversity Officer |
| 2012 | Walling Training | Workshop | Rory O'Shaughnessy | Stone Mason | |
| 2012 | Other events | Dismantling mini-dolmens | Fanore | Mary Howard | Volunteer |
| 2012 | Assisting with local community events | Assisting with Walk with a Difference | Burren National Park | ||
| 2012 | General Training | Butterfly transect training | Carron | Dr Bryony Williams | |
| 2012 | General Training | Mapping Skills | Carron | Pat Cronin | |
| 2012 | General Training | Weekend Heritage Course | Carron | ||
| 2011 | Landscape management | Lough Bunny Spring Clean | |||
| 2011 | Habitat management | Scrub clearing at butterfly breeding site | Fahee north | Jesmond Harding | Butterfly Conservation Ireland |
| 2011 | Habitat management | Scrub clearing to control invasive cotoneaster | Abbey Hill | Shane Casey | Biodiversity Officer |
| 2011 | Archaeology | Preparing site for excavation at Caherconnell | Caherconnell | Dr Michelle Comber | NUI Galway |
| 2011 | Archaeology | Kilcorney excavation (5 days) | Kilcorney | Dr Christine Grant | National Monument Service |
| 2011 | Archaeology | Surveying at Fanore | Fanore | Michael & Clodagh Lynch | Field Monument Advisor |
| 2011 | Monument management | Scrub clearing from around Doolin Court Tomb | Doolin | Dr Christine Grant | National Monument Service |
| 2011 | Assisting with local community events | Stewarding for Burren triathlon | Ballyvaughan | ||
| 2011 | General Training | Weekend Heritage Course | Carron | ||
| 2010 | Landscape management | Fanore beach clean | |||
| 2010 | Habitat management | Scrub clearing at butterfly breeding site | Fahee north | Jesmond Harding | Butterfly Conservation Ireland |
| 2010 | Habitat management | Scrub clearing at butterfly breeding site | Fahee north | Jesmond Harding | Butterfly Conservation Ireland |
| 2010 | Habitat management | Scrub clearing at butterfly breeding site | Fahee north | Jesmond Harding | Butterfly Conservation Ireland |
| 2010 | Archaeology | Settlement surveying | Kilcorney | Dr Christine Grant | National Monument Service |
| 2010 | Walling | Repairing walls at Blackhead | Fanore | Shane Casey | Biodiversity Officer |
| 2010 | Walling Training | Workshop | Rory O'Shaughnessy | Stone Mason | |
| 2010 | Assisting with local community events | Annual Biodiversity day | Kinvara | ||
In 2016, the volunteers held a ‘Working for Wellbeing’ event.