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A grandad left in a flap over speeding drivers has come up with what he hopes will be an ingenious solution - a bird box disguised as a speed camera.

John Lewis built the “camera” - currently home to two families of sparrows - out of plywood, and installed it on Monday in his garden overlooking the A5 on Berwyn Road in Llangollen.

The 79-year-old has feared that someone will be killed on the road for years, but said the problem has recently got worse.

“There had been farm buildings down the road, but they were demolished a few years ago when a new factory was built,” he said.

(Image: Robert Parry Jones)

“Since then, the visibility has improved a lot and it has been like Wacky Races.

“They have moved the 30mph zone twice, but people are ignoring it and I’m afraid there is going to be one hell of an accident here.

“One person even hit my wall last year. Somebody is going to get hurt and it will be too late.”

Mr Lewis says the fake camera did get traffic to slow down at first, but motorists have already started to ignore it.

However, the presence of his feathered friends means it’s here to stay.

“I’m not going to disturb them, so it’s here forever,” he said.

“I hope the council comes down and tells me off for this.

“I will give them a piece of my mind.

“I have been in touch with the county and town council about doing something over the last few years, but nothing has been done about it.”

Mr Lewis has been so worried about speeding motorists that, when he has visitors, he stands out in the road to help them leave safely.

“I am taking my life in my hands, but I have to do it to make sure they are safe when my granddaughters are visiting and wanting to drive out onto the road,” he said.