A homeowner in southwest England was puzzled as to who was mysteriously tidying up his garden shed late at night, and was astonished to find the culprit was a house-proud mouse.

Stephen Mckears, 72, first noticed objects moving in his shed in Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire a month ago and asked his neighbour Rodney Holbrook, 70, to help him get to the bottom of the mystery.

The retired electrician noticed plastic clips appearing in an old ice cream tub filled with peanuts which he keeps to feed the birds, before more objects began to accumulate.

Confused as to why this was happening, Stephen emptied the tub each night, scattering the nuts and bolts across his shed, only to discover the mess had been cleaned by the morning.

After weeks of finding large screws, plastic leads, nuts and bolts neatly filed away, the pair decided to set up a trail camera to uncover the mystery guest, and caught the mouse in the act in this clip from March 9.

A homeowner puzzled as to who was mysteriously tidying up his garden shed late at night was astonished to find the culprit was a HOUSE PROUD MOUSE. Stephen Mckears, 72, first noticed objects moving in his shed a month ago and asked his neighbour Rodney Holbrook, 70, to help him get to the bottom of the mystery. The retired electrician noticed plastic clips appearing in an old ice cream tub filled with peanuts which he keeps to feed the birds before more objects began to accumulate. Questioning his sanity, Stephen emptied the tub each night, scattering the nuts and bolts across his shed, only to discover the mess had been cleaned by the morning. After weeks of finding large screws, plastic leads, nuts and bolts neatly filed away, the pair decided to set up a trail camera to uncover the mystery guest.