A POWYS resident has captured unbelievable footage of a mouse tidying up clutter in his work shed during the middle of the night.

While every homeowner or parent with young children dreams of a fairy godmother visiting in the dead of night and cleaning away the accumulation of clutter from the previous day’s activities, a mighty mouse has been visiting Builth Wells resident Rodney Holbrook past midnight and tidying up after him.

After experiencing some unusual goings-on overnight in his shed over recent months, Rodney set up a camera to see what or who was behind the items being moved around his workspace.

County Times: The mouse can be seen picking up items including clothes pegs, a screwdriver, plant pot trays and corks, and placing them into a pot in the middle of the table. The mouse can be seen picking up items including clothes pegs, a screwdriver, plant pot trays and corks, and placing them into a pot in the middle of the table. (Image: Hayley O'Keeffe)

And to his amazement it captured the cute creature sorting the mess left behind by Rodney. Footage shows the mouse picking up items including clothes pegs, a screwdriver, plant pot trays and corks, and placing them into a pot in the middle of the table.

In one particular comedic moment the mouse can be seen wrestling with a stubborn cable tie which he eventually places in the tub.

County Times: Rodney Holbrook, who lives just outside Builth, set up a camera after noticing some strange nocturnal goings inside his shed. Rodney Holbrook, who lives just outside Builth, set up a camera after noticing some strange nocturnal goings inside his shed. (Image: Hayley O'Keeffe)

Retired postman Rodney, 75, said: “I couldn't believe it when I saw that the mouse was tidying up, he moved all sorts of things into the box, bits of plastic, nuts and bolts.

“I don't bother to tidy up now, as I know he will see to it.

"It really was amazing to see the footage, some of the things that it tidies away are really unusual, I think he would tidy my wife away if I left her in there! It's happened practically every night now for two months."

By the end of the secretly filmed video, the mouse has dramatically improved the mess on the table, ready for Rodney to discover in the morning.