Birch Forest
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A birch forest is a lush biome filled with birch trees and wildflowers that usually generates near other woodland biomes.
Generation
Birch forest biomes are slightly rarer than regular forest biomes. They generate in medium temperature, between regular forests and dark forests in terms of humidity. They can also border jungles and taigas, as well as oceans or temperate mountains.
Regular birch forests are most commonly separated from old growth birch forests by rivers. Lush caves may generate under birch forests because of its slightly high humidity, unless the birch forest is far from the ocean.
Description
Birch forests feature birch trees across the landscape that generate as densely as trees in regular forests. Unlike regular forest biomes, oak trees and wolves do not spawn here.
Between the birches, scattered bushes, rose bushes, lilacs, peonies, and lilies of the valley can be found, while wildflowers commonly cover the ground in patches. Bee nests housing 2–3 bees spawn on 0.2%[JE only] or 0.035%[BE only] of birches.
Abandoned camps sometimes generate in birch forests.[upcoming: Third Drop 2026]
Mobs
The following mobs naturally spawn here:
| Mob | Spawn weight | Group size |
|---|---|---|
| Monster category | ||
 Creeper | 100⁄515 | 4 |
 Skeleton | 100⁄515 | 4 |
 Slime[note 1] | 100⁄515 | 4 |
 Spider | 100⁄515 | 4 |
 Zombie | 95⁄515 | 4 |
 Enderman | 10⁄515 | 1–4 |
 Witch | 5⁄515 | 1 |
 Zombie Villager | 5⁄515 | 1 |
| Creature category | ||
 Sheep | 12⁄40 | 4 |
 Chicken | 10⁄40 | 4 |
 Pig | 10⁄40 | 4 |
 Cow | 8⁄40 | 4 |
| Underground water creature category | ||
 Glow Squid | 1 | 4–6 |
| Ambient category | ||
 Bat | 1 | 8 |
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| Mob | Spawn weight | Group size |
|---|---|---|
| Monster category | ||
| Creeper | 100 | 1 |
| Slime[note 1] | 100 | 1 |
| Spider | 100 | 1 |
| Zombie | 95 | 2–4 |
| Skeleton | 80 | 1–2 |
| Enderman | 10 | 1–2 |
| Witch | 5 | 1 |
| Zombie Villager | 5 | 2–4 |
| Creature category | ||
| Sheep | 12 | 2–3 |
| Chicken | 10 | 2–4 |
| Glow Squid | 10 | 2–4 |
| Pig | 10 | 1–3 |
| Cow | 8 | 2–3 |
| Ambient category | ||
| Bat | 1 | 2 |
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Sounds
Music
These music tracks play while the player is in the birch forest:
| Title | Preview | Java Edition | Bedrock Edition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | Probability | Weight | Probability | ||
| Memories | 2 | 8% | 2 | 8% | |
| Shores | 2 | 8% | 2 | 8% | |
| Aerie | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4% | |
| Broken Clocks | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4% | |
| Bromeliad | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4% | |
| Clark | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4% | |
| Comforting Memories | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4% | |
| Danny | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4% | |
| Dry Hands | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4% | |
| Firebugs | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4% | |
| Floating Dream | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4% | |
| Haggstrom | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4% | |
| Key | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4% | |
| Labyrinthine | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4% | |
| Left to Bloom | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4% | |
| Living Mice | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4% | |
| Mice on Venus | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4% | |
| Minecraft | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4% | |
| One More Day | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4% | |
| Oxygène | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4% | |
| Subwoofer Lullaby | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4% | |
| Sweden | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4% | |
| Wet Hands | 1 | 4% | 1 | 4% | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Identifier | Translation key |
|---|---|---|
 Birch Forest | birch_forest |
biome |
| Name | Identifier | Numeric ID |
|---|---|---|
| [No displayed name] | birch_forest | 27 |
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS4 | Other | ||||||
 |  | Adventuring Time | Discover 17 biomes. | Visit any 17 biomes. Does not have to be in a single world. | 40 | Silver | |
Advancements
| Icon | Advancement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) |
|---|---|---|---|
  | Adventuring Time | Discover every biome |
|
History
Java Edition
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.7.2 | 13w36a | Added birch forests, along with their variants and many other biomes. | |||||
| 1.14 | 18w43a | Added lilies of the valley, which can generate in birch forests. | |||||
| 1.15.2 | Pre-Release 1 | Birch forests now generate with bee nests. | |||||
| 1.16.2 | 20w28a | Birch trees now do not spawn correctly in the birch forest biome. | |||||
| 20w29a | Birch trees now spawn correctly in the birch forest biome. | ||||||
| 23w17a | “A Familiar Room” can now be played in birch forests. | ||||||
| 1.18 | 21w37a | Prior to the removal of numerical biome IDs, this biome's numerical ID was 27. | |||||
| 1.21.5 | 25w02a | Added wildflowers, which can generate in birch forests. | |||||
| 25w05a | Added bushes, which can generate in birch forests. | ||||||
| 25w09a | Added fallen trees, which can generate in birch forests. | ||||||
| Upcoming Java Edition | |||||||
| 26.3 | snap1 | Added abandoned camps, which can generate in birch forests. | |||||
Bedrock Edition
| Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v0.9.0 | build 1 | Added birch forests, along with many other biomes. | |||||
| Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 1.9.0 | beta 1.9.0.0 | Added lilies of the valley, which can be found in birch forests. | |||||
| 1.16.0 | beta 1.16.0.57 | Bee nests now have a small chance to generate in birch forest biomes. | |||||
| 1.21.70 Experiment | Preview 1.21.70.20 | Added wildflowers, which can generate in birch forests. | |||||
| Added bushes, which can generate in birch forests. | |||||||
| 26.40 Experiment | Preview 26.40.27 | Added abandoned camps, which can generate in birch forests. | |||||
| Upcoming Bedrock Edition | |||||||
| 26.50 | Preview 26.50.22 | All features from the "Drop 3 of 2026" experiment have been fully implemented. | |||||
Legacy Console Edition
| Legacy Console Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xbox 360 | Xbox One | PS3 | PS4 | PS Vita | Wii U | Switch | |
| TU31 | CU19 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | Patch 3 | 1.0.1 | Added birch forests, along with many other biomes. |
New Nintendo 3DS Edition
| New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.1.0 | Added birch forests. | ||||||
Issues
Issues relating to "Birch Forest" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.
Gallery
Screenshots
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Inside a birch forest -
Another view of a birch forest -
An abandoned camp in a birch forest -
A birch forest in the Forest Glade seed template thumbnail -
A birch forest single biome world
Historical screenshots
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The birch forest before Spring to Life -
A birch forest single biome world before 1.18. -
A birch forest with ray tracing
Artwork
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Birch forest concept art -
Birch forest artwork
See also
Old Growth Birch Forest
Tall Birch Hills
Birch Forest Hills
Forest
Dark Forest
Taiga
Old Growth Pine Taiga
External links
- "Around the Block: Birch Forest" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, February 11, 2021.
Navigation
Sources
- Birch Forest — Minecraft Wiki, CC BY-NC-SA 3.0, revision 3722548.