Dr Helen Wilson

NellytheWillow@mastodon.social

All things Devon & Cornwall, especially Dartmoor. Self-published and award-winning biographer of the Pinwill sisters, Arts & Crafts woodcarvers of Devon and Cornwall. Previous life as a field botanist. BSc and PhD in Environmental Science, then University lecturer. Now retired.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PinwillSisters" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PinwillSisters</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArtsAndCrafts" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ArtsAndCrafts</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WomenInHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WomenInHistory</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Devon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Devon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Da

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Post #4468287
#SilentSunday #BloomScrolling #WildFlower
Post #4113045
#SilentSunday #Cornwall #Railways
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Bradstone Manor, Devon Beautiful studded oak porch door with latch and knocker. Excellent scarf repairs to the bottom, adding to the charm. #DoorsDay #Devon
Post #3941915
#Gardening #BloomScrolling The House Leek (Sempervivum) has surprisingly beautiful flowers, and an interesting and attractive structure: 'Their hermaphrodite flowers have first a male stage. Then the stamens curve themselves and spread away from the carpels at the center of the flower, so self-pollination is rather difficult' [Wikipedia]
Post #3934556
#SilentSunday #Cornwall #Cheesewring
Post #3919078
More bales... Below Scratchbury Hill, near Warminster, Wiltshire My brother Jim has been a passionate photographer for many years. This is one of his images from 2004 with his best-ever dog Sixpence. #Wiltshire #DogsOfMastodon
Post #3885515
In the greenhouse... Notocactus claviceps. Another beauty and one that doesn't always flower for me. This species is found from Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) down to Argentina (Misiones). #Cacti #BloomScrolling
Post #3831974
#WildflowerWednesday Sea Bindweed (Calystegia/Convulvulus soldanella) is surely the prettiest of the bindweeds. Found at Braunton Burrows sand dune system, part of the North Devon Biosphere Reserve, and surrounded by Marram Grass (Ammophila arenaria).
Post #3759510
#SilentSunday
Post #3602141
#SilentSunday #Dartmoor #Devon
Post #3407711
Talland, Cornwall Carved pieces of slate makes for cheap, effective and rather attractive ventilation. Dated 1834. #FensterFreitag #Cornwall #Churches
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#SilentSunday
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#SilentSunday #Devon #Mosstodon
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#SilentSunday
Post #1712588
Neoporteria gibbosa - a plant I&#39;ve had for 14 years and this is the first time it&#39;s flowered. Such a beauty! When both flowers are fully out, I&#39;ll try to take a better photo but I&#39;m so thrilled the first flower is almost there. #BloomScrolling #Cacti #Succulents
Post #1470216
#FensterFreitag #Hampshire Ruins of Netley Abbey, Hampshire A room at the south end of the east range with amazing stone vaulting, built during mid C13. It may have been an infirmary or dormitory.
Post #1376103
#SilentSunday
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#DoorsDay #Devon #Churches South Milton Church, Devon: a helpful note for getting in.
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#SilentSunday #HappyEaster #SheepOfMastodon
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#SilentSunday #HappyEaster #Cornwall
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#SilentSunday
Post #630499
#InternationalWomensDay2026 #IWD2026 In 1890 the Pinwill sisters, Mary, Ethel and Violet, broke the mould and became professional ecclesiastical woodcarvers, at a time when this was almost exclusively a male occupation. Their business rose to become one of the best in the Westcountry, producing Arts &amp; Crafts work modelled on nature. Website: http://www.pinwillsisters.org.uk Book: &#39;The Remarkable Pinwill Sisters&#39; available through the website or in independent shops. #...
Post #590037
#SilentSunday #Dartmoor #Devon
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#SilentSunday
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Launcells, Cornwall From C16 Barnstaple in north Devon produced lead-glazed relief floor tiles for local churches as well as ones in north Cornwall. At least 64 known designs, including fleur-de-lys, swans, heads, lions, and many flower designs. #TilesOnTuesday #Devon #Cornwall
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Germoe, Cornwall 14th century window and some beautiful winter sun #FensterFreitag #Cornwall