The Burren (from the Gaelic word Boireann or ‘rocky place’) is located along Ireland’s Atlantic coastline, between the counties of Clare and Galway. Extending over 720km2, it is widely considered to be Ireland’s flagship heritage landscape. The Burren is widely renowned for its striking glacio-karstic limestone landforms, an archaeological legacy that spans six millennia, and a very rich and diverse array of habitats and species. In recognition of these attributes, much of the region has been designated as part of the Natura 2000 network, while the region has also been awarded Geopark Status and is listed on Ireland’s Tentative list of World Heritage Sites. But the Burren is a living landscape, and the hundreds of farm families who own and farm the Burren are the basis of its future conservation.