Speaking to The Sun, Theo said: “It’s a pitch for our family, that’s it. We’ve no idea what the problem is.”
On their relationship to Martin, Ruth said there was no bitterness.
She said: “We have a cordial relationship with them. They just don’t want to live next to a traveller site.”
Martin and his wife, Philippa Braithwaite, 58, bought the large farm in 2007.