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The hypothesis of the research is based on the concept that possibilities and needs of grassland renovation in the Sudety Mountains depend on natural factors. Natural factors were divided into topographic and soil. Topographic factors comprised altitude, slope and exposition. The most important soil factors were profile depth and skeleton. The characteristic of the area was carried out on the basis of author's own research and literature data. It was found that grassland renovation is strongly constrained on areas located above 600 m a.s.l. on the slopes with the inclination over 12° with south exposition and shallow skeletal soils. Plant communites which consist mainly of low-quality plants are in need of renovation. Improvement of botanical composition of swards in the Sudety Mountains should be treated as one of elements of sustainable grassland management in the area. The following measures should be taken into account: • excluding the appropriate areas from agricultural use and their afforestation; • valorisation with the possibility of botanical composition improvement by fertilising, efficient utilisation, complementary seeding and reseeding.