The paper presents the results of the investigation which aimed at the comparative analysis of the sleeted elements content (Fe, Mn, Zn, Pb, Cd, Cu, Ni, Cr) and magnetic susceptibility of soils of the „Smolnik" forest reserve. Durnig the study, the following soil types were taken into account peaty -muck, mineral muck, gleypodzolic soils, subtypes muck soils and specific ones. High amount of particular heavy metals (Pb, Cd) stated in the upper layers of the forest litter indicated thier anthropogenic origin. This was comfirmed by the measurement of magnetic susceptibility of the particular genetic horizons. The essential correlation among Pb, Cd, Cu content and magnetic susceptibility was noted.