Windswept Forest in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains the Windswept Forest biome (formerly called the Wooded Mountains) 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 Windswept Forest biome in Minecraft.

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Supported Platforms

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

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes
Xbox 360	Yes
Xbox One	Yes
PS3	Yes
PS4	Yes
Wii U	Yes
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 Windswept Forest is a biome in the Overworld. It is a mountain range that is covered in grass, spruce trees and oak trees. At higher elevations, you will find snow at the peaks of the mountains and on the tops of the trees.

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

Weather

The weather in the Windswept Forest biome has average precipitation (but instead of rain drops, this biome has snow flakes).

Trees

In the Windswept Forest biome, you will find spruce trees and oak trees:

Vegetation

The vegetation found in the Windswept Forest biome consists of dandelions, poppies and grass:

Item	Description
	Dandelion
	Poppy
	Grass

Blocks

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

Item	Description
	Grass Block

Other Standard Blocks

If you dig down far enough in the Windswept 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 Windswept Forest biome, you can find wildlife such as llamas, cows, pigs, sheep and chickens:

Overworld Mobs that Spawn at Night

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

Biome ID for Windswept Forest

Windswept Forest Seeds

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