Description
During the walk we will identify the wildflowers of the season. Flowering in the Burren continues right through the summer. While some species, such as the Burnet Rose, Mountain Aven & Bloody Cranesbill, have their main flowering event in May, they continue to flower throughout the summer. You also find other species coming into and going out of flower right through the summer.
We will interpret the landscape and understand the geology. The effects of thousands of years of human habitation on the landscape will be identified. Our walk includes a visit to an important early-Christian pilgrimage site that still attracts pilgrims to this day. Interestingly, its importance as a place of religious worship dates back way further, into the Celtic pagan era and the Iron Age.
Paul will guide this walk.