The travellers moved onto the green belt land two years ago

Around 21 families have been living on land in Wolvey Road, Bulkington, for three years.

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council offered to re-house the families in council accommodation after winning an eviction order at the High Court.

But the travellers say they do not want to live in bricks and mortar.

Legal wrangling

Although the travellers own the site in Bulkington, they were served with an eviction order because they put up fences and driveways on the green belt land without planning permission.

The council postponed an eviction in January after the group dug trenches, formed a human shield and set fire to caravans to prevent bailiffs from evicting them.

But after two years of legal wrangling, which cost the local authority just under �100,000, the High Court ruled last month that the council's eviction order was lawful.

The authority pledged to do all it could to find alternatives for the travellers and offered to re-house them in council accommodation.

But so far the travellers say bricks and mortar do not fit in with their way of life.