A TV star 'sheds expert' has urged people to check their own hideout spaces for unexpected 'treasure' that could be lingering hidden amid unwanted rubbish.

Shed And Buried presenter Henry Cole, 61, told how he now has 20 sheds crammed with hundreds of unearthed items including petrol pumps, vintage motorbikes and even a partially restored helicopter.

And he has issued a rallying cry for Britons to make more efforts retrieving similar 'trinkets' of their own, insisting: 'One person’s junk is another person’s dream find.'

And he insists such garden boltholes are 'good for the soul', despite needing his own so-called 'shed farm' to sort and hoard his ever-expanding haul.

Cole, who has directed an Elizabeth Hurley movie, has also issued what he calls 'Shed Commandments' - while telling people what kind of things to look out for.