JEWISH refugees' journey to the UK in the Second World War and the Queen's Platinum Jubilee will be remembered by the planting of an oak tree at Prees Common Reserve.

The plantation has been arranged by Butterfly Conservation in partnership with the Association of Jewish Refugees.

The tree will be part of the Queens’s Green Canopy to mark her Platinum Jubilee.

The Association of Jewish Refugees are planting an Oak tree at 80 sites across the UK to mark 80 years since they were first formed and to commemorate Jewish refugees who fled Nazi run Europe and were subsequently interned in the UK.

Butterfly Conservation’s volunteer warden Stephen Lewis said: "During the Second World War, an internment camp was established on Prees Common Reserve by the government in 1940 when the UK was threatened by Nazi invasion.

"German and Austrian refugees were interned there by the government who feared they were a threat to national security.

"The internees at the camp included the famous economist EF Schumacher and members of the Amadeus String quartet.

"More details about the camp can be seen on the information panel on the exterior of the former RAF control tower on the reserve.

“The reserve has a very rich history and, as part of the overall restoration of the site, it is important that this is celebrated as well as the wildlife in this beautiful and enriching open space.”