Birch Forest in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains the Birch Forest biome with screenshots.

In Minecraft, you will spawn into worlds with unique weather, animals, and plants. These regions are known as biomes. Let's explore the Birch Forest biome in Minecraft.

Supported Platforms

The Birch Forest biome is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes (1.7.2)
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes
Xbox 360	Yes (TU31)
Xbox One	Yes (CU19)
PS3	Yes (1.22)
PS4	Yes (1.22)
Wii U	Yes (Patch 3)
Nintendo Switch	Yes
Windows 10 Edition	Yes
Education Edition	Yes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Background

In Minecraft, the Birch Forest is a biome in the Overworld. It is covered in green grass and has lots of birch trees.

Let's explore the characteristics of the Birch Forest biome.

Weather

The weather in the Birch Forest biome has average precipitation.

Trees

In the Birch Forest biome, you will find lots birch trees:

Vegetation

The vegetation found in the Birch Forest biome consists of dandelions, poppies, lilacs, rose bushes and lily of the valley:

Item	Description
	Dandelion
	Poppy
	Lilac
	Rose Bush
	Lily of the Valley

Blocks

In this biome, you will find blocks such as grass blocks and bee nests:

Item	Description
	Grass Block
	Bee Nest

Other Standard Blocks

If you dig down far enough in the Birch Forest biome, you will find the standard Minecraft building blocks such as stone, coal ore, iron ore, gold ore, diamond ore, redstone ore, copper ore:

Mobs

In the Birch Forest biome, there is some wildlife such as cows, sheep, pigs, chickens and bees:

Overworld Mobs that Spawn at Night

You will still find the usual Overworld mobs that spawn at night in the Birch Forest biome, such as creepers, endermen, skeletons, spiders, witches and zombies:

Biome ID for Birch Forest

Birch Forest Seeds

You can use a seed to create a world where you spawn in a Birch Forest biome: