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THE HERITAGE of the Burren is under "grievous threat" as scrub vegetation spreads at an alarming rate in the area, director of the BurrenLife project Dr Brendan Dunford has warned.

Supporting Dr Dunford's claim, member of the project Dr Sharon Parr has stated that 15 per cent of the area in Co Clare is covered in scrub, affecting 5 to 10 per cent of the grasslands and limestone pavements.