History:
The ancient people used their imaginations to create patterns and stories of the stars. These patterns become the constellations. Each culture had its own constellations and stories. Before 1930, constellations were regions in the sky with only fuzzy boundaries.
In that year, the International Astronomical Union put the scheme of constellations on a definite system. The sky was officially divided into 88 constellations with sharp boundaries, and each star is in one and only one constellation.
Our walk around West Oxfordshire is best done on a clear skied night where the open sky is full of stars. Each cache is dedicated to one constellation but for no particular reason
Series Info:
This is a series of 15 traditional caches which takes us on a circular walk around the lakes of Standlake in West Oxfordshire. The walk is approximately 5 miles long and, excluding any time for searching, should take about two and a bit hours to complete. There is limited parking at the location of the first cache.
Please be careful when caching with children as there are two roads and a couple of deep water lakes to negotiate. The first road, though a minor one, is used as a rat run and it is a good thing that we don’t walk on it for long. The second road at the end of the final village is a major road and the verge should be used by everyone.
This Cache:
This is the eigth cache in the series and is a good size green click-lock container containing the usual trinkets and is big enough for good size Bugs and Coins. There is some barbed wire nearby so be careful but it shouldn't worry you.