About Better Birch Forest
From ModrinthBetter Birch Forest adds new vegetation and more Saturatet colors to the Birch Forest. Also it adds Fireflys
Better Birch Forest
This mod aims to bring the missing Birch Forest update to life, inspired by the concept art from Minecraft Live. It also enhances the ambiance of Birch Forests by introducing Fireflies to make them feel more vibrant.
New World Generation
- Redesigned Birch Trees with unique shapes.
- Added Fallen Birch Stems to create a more natural, aged forest look.
New Blocks
- Two New Flowers:
Versatile flowers that can grow both on land and in water. 
- Glow in the Dark Block:
This block charges when exposed to light and emits a glow in darkness until its charge depletes.
- Holed Logs:
Introduced the Holed Birch Log and similar variants for other wood types, each featuring a hollow center. 
- Walled Mushroom: A new type of mushroom that grows on the sides of Birch trees, adding a unique forest feature.
- Firefly Bottle: A decorative block that lets you place bottles filled with captured Fireflies, adding a magical glow to your surroundings.
New Items
- Firefly Goo: A new resource dropped by Fireflies with potential crafting or decorative uses.
- Net Catcher: A net you can Craft to catch Fireflys in the night
This mod seeks to enhance the Birch Forest experience, making it feel more alive and visually diverse.
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 11 Minecraft versions, the newest being 1.21.11.
Loaders
Runs on Fabric.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Better Birch Forest on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Fabric
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 1.2.1-1.21.11, released 2026-01-06
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Fabric | 1.21.5 to 1.21.11 (7 versions) | 1.21.11 |
From 5 recorded builds of Better Birch Forest.
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.2.1-1.21.11 | 2026-01-06 | 1.21.5 to 1.21.11 (7 versions) | Fabric |
| 1.2.1-1.21.9 | 2026-01-06 | 1.21.5 to 1.21.11 (7 versions) | Fabric |
| 1.2.0-1.21.9 | 2026-01-06 | 1.21.5 to 1.21.11 (7 versions) | Fabric |
| 1.1.3-1.21.9 | 2025-10-06 | 1.21.9 | Fabric |
| 1.1.2-1.21.8 | 2025-10-04 | 1.21.7 to 1.21.8 (2 versions) | Fabric |
Run Better Birch Forest on a Minecraft server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogWorld generation
Changes or adds to how new terrain, biomes and structures are created.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists Better Birch Forest as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- Fabric
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 1.21.11 and 10 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
- ✓Authordevplop, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseApache-2.0Free
