{{about|the regular Forest|other forest biomes|Forest (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox biome
| title = Forest
| image = Forest.png
| imagesize = 250px
| downfall = 0.8
| precipitation = Yes
| temperature = 0.7
| grasscolor = #79C05A
| foliagecolor = #59AE30
| watercolor = {{color|#3F76E4}}{{only|java|short=y}}<br>{{color|#1E97F2}}{{only|bedrock|short=y}}
| structures =
| blocks = {{BlockLink|Grass Block}}<br>{{BlockLink|Oak Log}}<br>{{BlockLink|Oak Leaves}}<br>{{BlockLink|Birch Log}}<br>{{BlockLink|Birch Leaves}}<br>{{BlockLink|Bee Nest}}<br>{{BlockLink|Rose Bush}}<br>{{BlockLink|Lilac}}<br>{{BlockLink|Peony}}<br>{{BlockLink|Lily of the Valley}}
}}

The '''forest''' is a grassland [[biome]] densely wooded with [[oak]] and [[birch]]. [[Wolves]] spawn here. The forest is the most common land biome in ''Minecraft'', taking up just under 11% of the Overworld's area.

== Description ==
Forests feature dense [[tree]]s compared to other biomes. [[Lily of the valley]], [[rose bush]]es, [[peonies]] and [[lilac]]s generate in this biome family along with the usual [[dandelion]]s; {{in|java}}, [[poppies]] also generate here. [[Grass Block|Grass]] takes on a dark but vibrant green color. Bees from bee nests on trees are found as well. 

Like almost every other [[Overworld]] biome in the game, [[lava lake]]s can generate here, which can cause locally destructive forest [[fire]]s, due to the density of flammable [[log]]s and [[leaves]]; the same goes for [[lightning]] strikes that hit the trees during [[thunderstorm]]s, though the fires caused by the strikes are usually quickly put out by the [[rain]].

== Mobs ==
The following [[mob]]s are naturally spawned here：
{{Spawn table
|edition=java
|monster=
{{Spawn row|Creeper|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=4|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
{{Spawn row|Spider|weight=100|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-4}}
{{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=5|size=1}}
|creature=
{{Spawn row|Sheep|weight=12|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Chicken|weight=10|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Pig|weight=10|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Cow|weight=8|size=4}}
{{Spawn row|Woods Wolf|weight=5|size=4}}
|ambient=
{{Spawn row|Bat|weight=10|size=8}}
|underground=
{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=4-6}}
}}

{{Spawn table
|edition=bedrock
|monster=
{{Spawn row|Creeper|weight=100|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Slime|weight=100|size=1|note=Spawn attempt succeeds only in slime chunks.}}
{{Spawn row|Spider|weight=100|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie|weight=95|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Skeleton|weight=80|size=1-2}}
{{Spawn row|Enderman|weight=10|size=1-2}}
{{Spawn row|Witch|weight=5|size=1}}
{{Spawn row|Zombie Villager|weight=5|size=2-4}}
|creature=
{{Spawn row|Sheep|weight=12|size=2-3}}
{{Spawn row|Chicken|weight=10|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Glow Squid|weight=10|size=2-4}}
{{Spawn row|Pig|weight=10|size=1-3}}
{{Spawn row|Cow|weight=8|size=2-3}}
{{Spawn row|Woods Wolf|weight=5|size=4}}
|ambient=
{{Spawn row|Bat|weight=10|size=2}}
}}
{{-}}

== Sounds ==
=== Music ===
These music tracks play while the player is in the forest.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%; text-align: center; font-size: smaller" data-description="Music tracks"
!'''Filename<br>in Minecraft'''
![[Gameplay]]
!'''Soundtrack title'''
!Soundtrack
! class="unsortable" |Track preview
!Weight
|-
!piano1.ogg
|[[Overworld]]
|"Dry Hands"
| {{sort|A12|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 12}}
|[[File:Dry hands.ogg]]
|1
|-
!piano2.ogg
|[[Overworld]]
|"Wet Hands"
| {{sort|A13|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 13}}
|[[File:Wet hands.ogg]]
|1
|-
!piano3.ogg
|[[Overworld]]
|"Mice on Venus"
| {{sort|A11|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 11}}
|[[File:Mice on venus.ogg]]
| 1
|-
!hal1.ogg
|[[Overworld]]
| "Subwoofer Lullaby"
| {{sort|A03|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 3}}
|[[File:Subwoofer lullaby.ogg]]
| 1
|-
!hal2.ogg
|
[[Overworld]]
| "Living Mice"
| {{sort|A05|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 5}}
| [[File:Living mice.ogg]]
|1
|-
!hal3.ogg
|[[Overworld]]
|"Haggstrom"
| {{sort|A07|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 7}}
|[[File:Haggstrom.ogg]]
|1
|-
!hal4.ogg
|[[Overworld]]
|"Danny"
| {{sort|A21|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 21}}
|[[File:Danny.ogg]]
|1
|-
!calm1.ogg
|
[[Overworld]]
|"Minecraft"
| {{sort|A08|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 8}}
|[[File:Minecraft.ogg]]
|1
|-
!calm2.ogg
|[[Overworld]]
|"Clark"
| {{sort|A14|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 14}}
|[[File:Clark.ogg]]
|1
|-
!calm3.ogg
| [[Overworld]]
|"Sweden"
| {{sort|A18|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 18}}
|[[File:Sweden.ogg]]
|1
|-
!nuance1.ogg
|[[Overworld]]
|"Key"
| {{sort|A01|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 1}}
|[[File:Key.ogg]]
|1
|-
!nuance2.ogg
|[[Overworld]]
|"Oxygène"
| {{sort|A09|''[[Minecraft - Volume Alpha]]'' No. 9}}
|[[File:Oxygene.ogg]]
| 1
|-
!left_to_bloom.ogg
|[[Lush Caves]], [[Mountains|Meadow]], and the [[Overworld]]
|"Left to Bloom"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 4}}
|[[File:Left to bloom.ogg]]
|1
|-
!one_more_day.ogg
|[[Lush Caves]], [[Mountains|Meadow]], [[Snowy Slopes]], [[Frozen Peaks]], and the [[Overworld]]
|"One More Day"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 6}}
|[[File:One more day.ogg]]
|1
|-
! comforting_memories.ogg
|[[Mountains|Grove]] and the [[Overworld]]
|"Comforting Memories"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 9}}
|[[File:Comforting memories.ogg]]
|1
|-
!floating_dream.ogg
|[[Lush Caves]], [[Mountains|Jagged Peaks]], and the [[Overworld]]
|"Floating Dream"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: Caves & Cliffs (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 8}}
|[[File:Floating dream.ogg]]
|1
|-
!aerie.ogg
|[[Lush Caves]], [[Forest]], [[Dark Forest]], [[Birch Forest]], [[Old Growth Birch Forest]], [[Jungle]], [[Swamp]], [[Taiga]], [[Old Growth Taiga]], [[Snowy Taiga]]
|"Aerie"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: The Wild Update (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 2}}
|[[File:Aerie.ogg]]
|1
|-
!firebugs.ogg
|[[Lush Caves]], [[Forest]], [[Dark Forest]], [[Birch Forest]], [[Old Growth Birch Forest]], [[Jungle]], [[Swamp]], [[Taiga]], [[Old Growth Taiga]], [[Snowy Taiga]]
|"Firebugs"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: The Wild Update (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 1}}
|[[File:Firebugs.ogg]]
|1
|-
!labyrinthine.ogg
|[[Lush Caves]], [[Forest]], [[Dark Forest]], [[Birch Forest]], [[Old Growth Birch Forest]], [[Jungle]], [[Swamp]], [[Taiga]], [[Old Growth Taiga]], [[Snowy Taiga]]
|"Labyrinthine"
| {{sort||''[[Minecraft: The Wild Update (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 3}}
|[[File:Labyrinthine.ogg]]
|1
|-
!bromeliad.ogg
|[[Badlands]], [[Bamboo Jungle]], [[Cherry Grove]], [[Flower Forest]], [[Forest]], [[Jungle]], [[Old Growth Taiga]], [[Sparse Jungle]], and [[Main menu]]
|"Bromeliad"
|{{sort|T03|''[[Minecraft: Trails & Tales (Original Game Soundtrack)]]'' No. 3}}
|[[File:Bromeliad.ogg]]
|
|}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Forest
|spritetype=biome
|nameid=forest
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|shownumericids=y
|displayname=[No displayed name]
|spritetype=biome
|spritename=forest
|nameid=forest
|id=4
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{for|variants exist before 1.18|Biome/Before 1.18}}

{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.2.0|dev=preview|Added true [[biome]]s, including forests and several variants.
|Forests are defined by having a [[rain]]fall value of 35% or greater and a temperature value between 50% and 70%.}}

|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.2|[[Birch]] can now generate.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4|[[Wolves]] are now found in forests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.6|dev=Test Build 3|[[Short grass]] can now generate.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|Forest biomes have been changed due to the new world generator.
|Forests are now much flatter.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1|dev=12w01a|Added forest hills biome.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.3.1|dev=12w19a|Hills in forests are now taller.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.7.2|dev=13w36a
|Forests are now generated with rose bushes, lilacs, and peonies.
|Large oaks no longer naturally generate in forest biomes. [[Jeb]] explained it was due to issues in the large tree generator code that caused severe performance issues.<ref>{{reddit|1m97cw/while_you_are_all_crying_over_the_name_change_of}}</ref>
|Added [[flower forest]]s as the mutated variant of forests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w27a|Rabbits are now found in forests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.9|dev=15w44a|Large oaks now generate in forest biomes again, thanks to an FPS fix provided by Spooner.<ref>{{bug|MC-29844}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=18w16a|"ForestHills" has been renamed to "Forest Hills".}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w19a|"Forest Hills" has now renamed to "Wooded Hills".}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre5|The ID of wooded hills has now be changed from <code>forest_hills</code> to <code>wooded_hills</code>.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|Lilies of the valley are now generated in forests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.15.2|dev=Pre-Release 1|Normal forests now have bees and bee nests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=Experimental Snapshot 1|The wooded hills biome no longer generates naturally.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=21w40a|The wooded hills biome has been removed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.5|dev=24w10a|Wolves that spawn in forests are now the woods variant.}}

|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.1.0|Added [[biome]]s, including forests.}}

|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.15.0.51|Wolves now spawn in forest and wooded hills biomes.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.16.0.57|Normal forests and forest hills now have bees and bee nests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.80|dev=Preview 1.20.80.21|Wolves that spawn in forests are now the woods variant.}}

|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU5|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|Some forest variants have been removed from the base game.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU14|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.04|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|Hills in forests are now taller.}}
}}

==Issues==
{{issue list}}

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Forest pre 1.7.png|A forest biome before [[The Update that Changed the World]].
Forest biome.jpg|A forest biome as seen from above.
Sunsetriver.png|River running between forest and [[windswept hills]] biome with sunset in the background.
1.8 Biomes MixedForest.png|Another view of the forest biome.
Forestvalley.png|Forested valley, surrounded by windswept hills.
Smallforest.png|Small forest biome, consisting of only few trees.
A bee in a forest.png|A [[bee]] in a forest.
SmallForestHill.png|A small forest surrounded by [[plains]].
Searge Forest.jpg|A forest biome with mountains, swamps, plains and dark forests around it.
Forestlake.png|A large lake in a forest biome.
Tiny Forest Island.jpg|A tiny forest island.
Lake Near Forest Hills.jpg|A lake with several forest biomes visible in the distance.
Forest Ridge.jpg|A forest mountain ridge.
Forest Riverbank.jpg|A riverbank in a forest.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
Live2023-02.jpeg|[[Noor]] running through a forest.
Creeper Woods.png|[[MCD:Creeper Woods|Creeper Woods]], a forest featured in ''[[Minecraft Dungeons]]''.
</gallery>

== See also ==
*{{BiomeLink|Birch Forest}}
*{{BiomeLink|Dark Forest}}
*{{BiomeLink|Taiga}}
*{{BiomeLink|id=Old Growth Pine Taiga|Old Growth Taiga}}
*{{BiomeLink|Jungle}}
*{{BiomeLink|Meadow}}
*{{BiomeLink|Rainforest}}
*{{BiomeLink|Seasonal Forest}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Mcnet|forest|Around the Block: Forest|Jan 25, 2024|Duncan Geere}}

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