This thesis examines the use of fascines to stabilise slopes at erosion hotspots near Železniki, specifically in the areas of Hrastnik and Sveti Tomaž in the Luša district. The study covered ten restoration sites where 70 fascines were recorded. The intensity of erosion processes was determined by comparing digital elevation models created from airborne laser scanning data for the years 2014 and 2023. The effectiveness of the fascines was evaluated on the basis of field measurements and observations of the condition of the structures. In the field, the positions of the fascines were measured using a total station, and their structural characteristics, the number and diameters of branches in the bundles, the number and diameters of stakes, and the condition of individual structures were recorded. The total area of the analysed structures was 618.6 m², and the total length of all fascines was 334.3 m. The results show that the structures differ in terrain slope, fascine density, dimensions of the material used, and anchoring method. The study indicates that the effectiveness of fascines depends primarily on slope gradient, soil depth, anchoring quality, and structural design. Fascines have proved to be an effective biotechnical measure at sites with sufficiently deep soils and less pronounced slope processes. On very steep and shallow slopes, their effectiveness was limited, as confirmed at the Hrastnik 4 and Hrastnik 6 sites, where stabilisation was not successful. On very steep slopes, especially those exceeding 100%, the use of fascines is therefore advisable only with denser anchoring, adequate soil depth, and, if necessary, in combination with other stabilisation measures.
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