Finding this cache
Stanton Harcourt, and Sutton are riddled with a criss-crossing network of public footpaths that seem to bear no relation to the shape of the land or the boundaries of fields, and this path is the perfect example - in either direction from the cache, the path runs diagonally across a field! Little wonder then that we need sign posts to help ensure we stay on the straight and narrow. The example found here is particularly old and run-down, but for the purpose of showing you which way to go, it's still... outstanding in its field.
The Friar's Farm series
This cache is part of a series that loops around Friar's Farm in West Oxfordshire. This is a working farm and the footpaths run unfenced along or through the fields, so remember to keep dogs and children under control, especially when agricultural machinery is operating, and please stick to the footpaths (so long as you're following the geocache trail, this should be easy, but note that the driveway that runs North-South next to the windpump is private and should not be used as a shortcut!). All the paths are easily walkable, but most are not suitable for bicycles nor horses.
There's always something to see; depending on the time of year you're likely to spot farming at work, hares fighting, deer grazing, and/or a local sparrowhawk hunting for its dinner. In the autumn, the wild blackberries that along the West foorpath are especially large and sweet, and you're also likely to find an abundance of sloes, if you've the stomach for them!