entomological point of view. There live a number of insects dependent on the local shrub-steppe grasslands. Some of notable species which were observed here are for example European mantis (Mantis religiosa) and moth Jersey tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria). The area of the locality is and it lies 264–318 metres above sea level. It has been protected as a national nature monument of the Czech Republic since 5 April 2017, when its status was declared by the Regional Authority of the Olomouc Region. The locality was also registered by the IUCN in the category IV (habitat management area) and together with other abandoned limestone quarries at the slopes of Velký Kosíř was included among the Natura 2000 sites under the name Kosířské lomy, code CZ0714076. One of the reasons for listing it is that the locality is valued as an important orchid site. References Prostějov District Protected areas in Olomouc Region IUCN Category IV Natura 2000 in the Czech Republic