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A houseproud rodent has been caught on camera tidying a garden shed.

The shed's owner, Rodney Holbrook, was alerted to the tiny tidier after peanuts he kept in a box to feed the garden birds had started disappearing.

Eager to solve the mystery, Holbrook, an amateur wildlife photographer, decided to set up a night vision camera trap to film any movement, hoping to identify the thief.

Amazingly, this wasn't Holbrook's first encounter with an orderly rodent.

A few years ago, while living in England, he'd filmed another mouse getting up to similar antics in a friend's shed.

To distinguish the two diligent, tiny creatures Holbrook gave his new discovery the nickname "The Welsh Tidy Mouse".

The little Welsh wood mouse is assiduous in its duties.

It doesn't miss a night - picking up clothes pegs, putting away cable ties, stacking scraps of paper and instilling order back on the workbench.

But why is this nocturnal neat freak so intent on the task?

The Welsh Tidy Mouse video's captured the attention of media outlets around the world and Mr and Mrs Holbrook are soaking up their moment in the spotlight.

But what of the timid tidier?

Is it being rewarded for its special cleaning services?

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