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A Gentle Meadow Spawn with Villages and Dark Forests Nearby

This seed offers a quiet start with quick access to a village and varied forest biomes, including a Dark Forest.

An overhead view of a green, rolling landscape crisscrossed by blue rivers, with dense forests and some scattered light-colored mountains.
3D fly-over of the world around spawn, rendered from the seed. Click to open it in the interactive 3D map.
Version
Java 26.2
+11
26.226.1.226.1.126.11.21.111.21.101.21.91.21.81.21.71.21.61.21.51.21.4
Spawn
8, 8
Spawn biome
Meadow
Seed 8844254537123043479

You spawn in a peaceful Meadow, a relatively flat area, but don't let that fool you into thinking this seed is boring. Just about 41 blocks away, you'll find a village, making for an incredibly fast start to gathering resources and trading. This immediate village access is a real highlight, letting you skip some of the early game grind.

While your immediate surroundings are calm, a sprawling Dark Forest biome is surprisingly close, only about 72 blocks from spawn. This provides an excellent opportunity for unique wood types and challenging exploration very early in your game. The diverse forest biomes make for interesting landscape and resource gathering.

What you land in

You land right in a Meadow biome at surface height y=112, which is quite flat and open. It's a pleasant, unassuming spawn with gentle rolling hills, perfect for setting up a starter base without immediate threats. There's not much dramatically close in terms of terrain, but the open space is good for early movement.

Structures nearest to spawn

The most significant structure close to you is a village, just about 41 blocks from spawn. You also have an Amethyst Geode about 67 blocks away for early crystal farming, and a Woodland Mansion within about 173 blocks, which is a manageable trek for a major challenge.

StructureCoordinates (X, Z)Blocks from spawn
Village 48, 16 41
Amethyst Geode -21, -52 67
Woodland Mansion 176, 48 173
Mineshaft 144, 128 181
Trial Chambers -240, 96 263
Ruined Portal 144, 304 326
Ancient City -208, 496 534
Ocean Ruin -464, -512 702
Buried Treasure 25, -743 751
Shipwreck -640, -640 916
Ocean Monument -208, -1,408 1,432
Trail Ruins -1,312, 928 1,609
Jungle Temple -1,776, 1,328 2,219
Pillager Outpost -2,352, -224 2,371
Stronghold -1,756, 276 1,784

Nearest instance of each type inside a 5,000-block box centred on spawn. Coordinates are the structure's origin; ancient cities and mineshafts sit far below the surface.

Biome mix around spawn

Your immediate area is dominated by Plains and Forest biomes, making for easy resource gathering. However, a Dark Forest is very close, about 72 blocks away, and Old Growth Birch Forest is also nearby at about 96 blocks, offering unique tree types. A Cherry Grove is present, but a bit further out at about 427 blocks.

BiomeShareNearest patch (blocks)
Plains 21.5% 187
Forest 18.9% 91
River 7.3% 91
Birch Forest 6.7% 45
Dark Forest 4.9% 72
Savanna 4.1% 704
Sunflower Plains 3.7% 416
Ocean 3.5% 611
Lukewarm Ocean 3.4% 773
Beach 3.2% 551
Flower Forest 3% 326
Cherry Grove 2.8% 427
Old Growth Birch Forest 2.3% 96
Pale Garden 2.3% 258
Sparse Jungle 2.2% 773
Bamboo Jungle 2% 950
Meadow 1.6% 0
Grove 1.6% 608
Savanna Plateau 1% 1,041
Stony Peaks 1% 866

Surface biome sampled on a grid across a 2,048×2,048 block box centred on spawn. Biomes under 1% share are omitted, except the biome you spawn in.

Is this seed for you?

This seed is best for players who appreciate a calm start but want quick access to essential structures and varied biomes for exploration. It's ideal for a player looking to establish a secure village base early, then branch out into different forest types for unique building materials and adventure, possibly culminating in a trip to the Woodland Mansion.

Worth it for

  • Village about 41 blocks from spawn - quick start and resources
  • Amethyst Geode about 67 blocks away - early amethyst shards
  • Dark Forest about 72 blocks away - unique wood and exploration
  • Woodland Mansion about 173 blocks away - early challenge and loot

Worth knowing

  • Spawn itself is flat and not dramatic
  • Notable peaks like Snowy Slopes or Frozen Peaks are a bit further, around 588-595 blocks away