Traditional outdoor activities such as conkers, pooh sticks or making daisy chains could soon become a thing of the past as children in Scotland spend increasing amounts of time staring at a screen indoors.

New research reveals that Scottish youngsters will spend an average of 14 hours and 41 minutes a week in front of a TV or computer screen over the summer holidays - more than they will spend outdoors.

The study of 2,000 British parents also showed that parents often feel guilty about the amount of time their children spend in front of a screen and worry it is having a negative impact on their imagination and social skills.

TV personality and father-of-two Ben Fogle, who is backing the campaign to get families more active, said: "I do worry that today’s generation of children are at risk of losing their sense of adventure.

"It is clear from the study that many parents need to do more to encourage their children to play outdoors and be more physically active.

"The prospect of future generations having no interest in flying a kite or climbing trees is a frightening thought. I hope parents act on this and get their children outside this summer."