***This dataset has been withdrawn: An updated version of the dataset is available at  https://doi.org/10.17864/1947.001423*** 

This dataset contains number of records, size of climate envelopes, range filling abilities and biological traits used to produce analysis in the manuscript "Biological traits predict ability of British wild bees to occupy their climate envelopes"

This data is derived from presence-only bee observations provided by the Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society (BWARS - www.bwars.com).