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James Street

Teen completes 900-mile cycle to raise soil crisis awareness on World Soil Day

Oscar Smith (centre, holding bike), 17, was welcomed by supporters of the Save Soil movement in Parliament Square (Yui Mok/PA) (Picture: PA Wire)

A teenager who has completed a 900-mile cycle across the UK and Ireland to raise awareness of the soil crisis hopes the trip will show the Government “this is so important.”

Oscar Smith, 17, rode alongside 10 core riders who cycled at least 150 miles each as part of the Cycle for Soil campaign by Save Soil, a global ecological movement aiming to educate the public about the role that soil plays in sustainability and push for meaningful policy change.

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