Meadow biome in Minecraft
The Meadow is a high, open grassland on the side of mountains, covered in flowers and tall grass. Its lone birch and oak trees each carry a bee nest, donkeys and sheep graze between the flowers, and plains villages can generate on it. It is one of the most pleasant places to build in the mountains.
/execute in minecraft:overworld run tp @s -312 145 216 90 25Climate
- Dimension
- Overworld
- Temperature
- 0.5
- Downfall
- 0.8
- Weather
- Rain
How to find a Meadow
/locate biome minecraft:meadowMap by Chunkbase, shown as a companion to this guide. Without your seed, it shows an example world. Results depend on the edition and version you pick.
Meadow in numbers
- Share of the world
- 1.2%of the Overworld surface
- Rarity rank
- 29 / 521 = the rarest
- Distance from spawn
- ~930 blocksaverage, 1,000 worlds
- Within 1,000 blocks
- 60.8%of worlds
- Spawn biome
- 1.5%of worlds start here
Grove5.7%
// 1,000 random seeds, normal world. Java 26.2 world generation computed with cubiomes, plus the 26.3 Dappled Forest rule. Estimates, not exact 26.3 values.
/execute in minecraft:overworld run tp @s -320 126 224 110 5Mobs in the Meadow
Structures in the Meadow
Flowers and grass
Meadows are covered in short and tall grass mixed with alliums, azure bluets, cornflowers, dandelions, oxeye daisies and poppies, plus patches of wildflowers. That makes the biome a dye shop: allium gives magenta, cornflower blue, dandelion yellow, poppy red, and azure bluet and oxeye daisy light gray. The ground is ordinary grass, and because the climate is mild, no snow falls on it.
Trees with bee nests
Trees are rare, but every tree that generates in a Meadow is either a tall birch or a large oak with a bee nest attached, home to a few bees. Place a campfire under the nest before harvesting: the smoke calms the bees, so you can collect honeycomb with shears or honey with a glass bottle without being stung. Mine the nest with Silk Touch to move it with its bees inside.
Animals and settlements
Donkeys, sheep and rabbits spawn here. Tamed donkeys can carry a chest, which makes them useful pack animals for long trips. Plains villages and pillager outposts can generate on Meadows, as can the meadow version of the Abandoned Camp. Under the grass, the mountain hides emerald ore, which only generates in mountain and windswept biomes. Meadows often border a Grove, a Cherry Grove or the peaks above, and the mild climate makes them a comfortable stop on a mountain trip.
✓ Checked in Java Edition 26.3 · updated 1 November 2026
Meadow — FAQ
Do all Meadow trees have bee nests?
Yes. The only trees that generate in a Meadow are tall birches and large oaks, and each comes with a bee nest. Trees are rare, so you may need to walk a while to find one.
Which flowers grow in a Meadow?
Allium, azure bluet, cornflower, dandelion, oxeye daisy and poppy, plus patches of wildflowers. Together they give you several dye colors without leaving the biome.
Which mobs spawn in the Meadow?
Rabbit, Sheep, Donkey, Spider, Skeleton, Creeper, Slime, Zombie, Enderman, Zombie Villager, Witch, Bat and Glow Squid. Bee: Lives in Bee Nests generated on some trees (2 to 3 bees per nest).
Which structures generate in the Meadow?
Abandoned Camp, Mineshaft, Pillager Outpost, Ruined Portal, Stronghold, Trial Chambers and Village.
How do you find the Meadow?
With cheats on, /locate biome minecraft:meadow gives the coordinates of the nearest one. Without cheats, a seed map of your world shows where it is.
