This dataset consists of spatially explicit (1 km gridded) metrics of climate change “exposure” (i.e. an index of the amount of expected change in a location) derived from quantifying the difference in observed historical and predicted future climatic conditions. Four comparisons are included between five discrete time periods: 1901–1930 v. 1961–1990; 1961–1990 v. 2010–2019; 2010–2019 v. 2021–2040; and 2021–2040 v. 2061–2080. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/d370cda8-7d3d-4b62-8d09-23711aa18ac2

The data deposited here underlie an assessment of the exposure of UK habitats to climate change, and a linked assessment of how well current UK plant monitoring schemes cover these exposure gradients (see Wilson & Pescott, 2023 in press). The current dataset consists of spatially explicit (1 km gridded) classifications of predicted Köppen-Geiger climate types (Peel et al., 2007), based on both past (observed) and future (modelled) climate data. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/4aed4496-f9e2-494d-a0f9-adc297f033a4