10-year-old Theo completes 100 day litter picking challenge

10-year-old Theo from Somerset has been very busy over the past few months.

Since October, he has been on a daily mission to litter-pick around the area where he lives.

Theo, supported by his friends and family, has managed to collect a large sack of rubbish every single day.

The young environmentalist said he is "obsessed with animals" and hopes his work will help protect wildlife.

With his friends and family helping him on his mission, Theo has been travelling around his local area to remove litter from parks, lay-bys and roads.

Theo explained: "I've found a lot more than I expected.

"There's been lots of cans and bottles and wrapper, but also some odd things like footballs," he added.

Theo's challenge has been all about making the planet cleaner, something he's passionate about.

He has also been raising money for Surfers Against Sewage - a charity which campaigns for clean oceans, rivers and lakes to help protect wildlife.

Theo originally aimed to raise £100, but has now collected around £2,000.

After completing his 100-day challenge, Theo was surprised by a video message from the person who first inspired his mission, CBBC's Deadly 60 presenter and conservationist Steve Backshall.

In it Steve said he'd heard all about Theo's project and thanked him for his hard work.

Steve added that it was a "superb example of how we can all do our bit to improve this glorious Earth that we're so lucky to have".

If you think that Theo will be putting his feet up now that he's finished his litter picking challenge, you'd be wrong.

Theo has now set his sights on turning some of the litter that he's collected into bird boxes and bug houses.