This never bothered me, although I can well see how it could be confusing.
It doesn't tend to bother me now with my MASSIVE 400-500 hours of experience (!) But I can remember it was one of the many things that confused me earlier.
Also, easier to find a grass strip in winter, when surrounded by brown plouhged fileds, than in summer when they were all green
Too true! Fenland is my bete noire. Lots and lots of rectangular runway-sized fields all around.