Since the public consultation began in 2011 on the Burren Community Charter Project, there have been a number of achievements which can be attributed to the project. Some of the main achievements are listed here, while a more detailed exploration can be viewed here.

 

• The Burren was awarded European Diploma of Protected Areas in 2013. 

• The Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark received Burren Tourism LIFE funding.

• A Feasibility study on the Burren as a Learning Landscape was undertaken in 2013.

• The inaugral Burren Winterage Weekend in October 2012, a celebration of the Burren community and its agricultural traditions.

• Burren resource centres – pilot ‘one stop shop’ resource centres were held in Kinvara, Carron and Doolin in 2012.

• An audit of the existing heritage education courses available in the area was carried out.

• Working in conjunction with the Clare Memories group, a series of oral recordings on agricultural traditions in the Burren were commissioned.

• A Learning Landscape Symposium was held in 2012. 

• The Burren in Bloom festival was expanded across the Burren.

Achievements