Built in 1813, the seven-bedroom home has rare specimen trees in its 1.66-acre gardens, as well as a converted coach house with vaulted ceilings and two further bedrooms.

They must not dig fossils out of the ground or cliffs and must record rare specimens with the authorities as soon as they are discovered.

It also gives viewers the chance to get 'hands on' with rare specimens from the museum's world-famous collections, while wearing the virtual-reality headset.

Pouting are generally a small fish, seldom exceeding 30 centimetres in length, although rare specimens can reach almost double this length.

Tea strainers in themselves have often been turned into artistic masterpieces of the silver- and goldsmith's craft, as well as rarer specimens of fine porcelain.