Summary:

The paper outlines the genesis, the subject of protection and criteria of delimitation of ecological sites - e.g. small areas of unique values of natural environment. The author presents procedures of their creation (from natural inventory to registration) and institutions participating in this process. The paper discusses management principles of the ecological sites management and their link to planning documents - based on bans, orders and limitations. Ecological sites are not productively used and their management depends on the ownership of land on which they are situated (state, commune, private owner). It is generally difficult to obtain owner's consent for the creation of such site and therefore the majority of objects is owned by the state, especially by the forest district administration. The cases of purchasing or leasing ecologically valuable sites by the social organizations also occur.
The observations prove, that ecological sites are not always registered in land cadastre and in local plans.
In conclusion author postulates:
- dissemination of ecological sites as the form of precious nature protection,
- observing of the obligation of their recording,
- creation of ecological sites monitoring and delegating their management to the nature protection services.
The ecological sites are of the intrinsic value for the society, because they acertain higher quality of environment, sometimes support economic effects or serve the aims of recreation and teaching.