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THE Burrenbeo Resource Centre in Kinvara has been celebrating Herit- age Week.
Located in the heart of the pictur- esque seaside village of Kinvara
For Heritage week, the centre hosted events including children’s environmental workshops, free Bur- ren multimedia shows and weekend walks with local experts in the Bur- KOE
The childrens’ wildlife workshop was a big hit led by Gordon D’Arcy naturalist, author and artist.
On Sunday, families enjoyed the Burren Family Walk led by Dr.Brendan Dunford.
There were Audio-visual Burren displays, all week as well as free Burren cards and factsheets and much more.
There were also free guided walks of the Burren looking at the geology, archaeology, ecology and agricultur- al traditions of the Burren.
Last Thursday, there was an Illus- trated Talk on “The Burren — One Vast Memorial to bygone Cultures’ at Café Beo
The various events celebrating her- itage week were just part of on-going fun and educational initiatives which the centre runs.
Burren for Beginners – an intro- duction to the unique heritage of the Burren is a 40 minute illustrated presentation on the Burren including geology, flora, fauna and monuments ran through the summer.
Getting to know the flowers with Burrenbeo 1s another initiative.
Using a handy monthly check- Sheets, flower fans get to recognise and identify many of the flowers in
bloom.
The sheets can be downloaded printed and then taken on walks in the Burren.
“When you find one of the flowers on the list, tick it off on your check- list, and then go on and search for the others! It’s perfect for amateur bota- nists, schoolkids or anybody with an interest in our rich natural biodiver- sity. Good fun for the family too, to See who can find all ten flowers first,” a spokeswoman for the centre said.
Every month the centre features ten flowers currently in bloom in the Burren and elsewhere.
The Burrenbeo Resource centre is a little oasis of all things Burren. The centre forms an important part of the non-profit work of Burrenbeo in en- hancing awareness and appreciation of the Burren’s unique landscape and heritage. Visitors to the resource
centre can avail of Burren informa- tion through real time access to the acclaimed website www.burrenbeo. com, as well as a range of Burren reading materials, maps, images and a wide range of heritage and environ- mental resources.
Upstairs, nestled amid the ruins and graves of a medieval church, sits Café Beo, which serves up locally sourced vegetarian foods, organic juices and fair trade coffee.
Customers of the café can avail of a free Burren library, catch weekly lectures on the Burren, get free Wi Fi access and get up to date on all the news and events from the Burren.