Data set underlying the reported study.

YEAR: Year of sampling; 2015 or 2016. TYPE: Type of green space, three categories; Old = wildflower plots converted in February 2010, Young = wildflower plots converted in March 2015, Woody = plots with original woody vegetation. PLOT: Plot number; P1—P43. DISTRICT: Areas of Riedstadt encompassing plots with high similarity regarding the characteristics of the adjacent rural area, five categories. DISTANCE: Linear distance to nearest rural (non-built-up) area (m). AREA: Size of green space plots (m2). SAMPLE: Sampling event 1 to 5 in 2015 (between 9 June and 16 July). POSITION: Pitfall trap position in the plot; C = center, E = edge. Arthropod taxa: Individual numbers. Total.Arthropods: Total number of arthropod individuals sampled and sorted during the study. (TXT)