Campaigners say ducklings are dying from exhaustion after getting trapped at Scout Dike Reservoir.
Wildlife lovers are calling for action to prevent ducklings getting trapped in a reservoir spillway and dying.
A ramp put up by one resident to help the animals was taken down by Yorkshire Water due to safety concerns. Wildlife enthusiast Alan Parkin, who put up the ramp, said he one recent visit he said he found eight ducklings trapped in the spillway, swimming around a dead baby duck."Mum duck shouts them, they struggle, they swim, when they can't swim no more they pack up and die.
"The adult ducks have oil in their feathers, which makes them waterproof effectively, and ducklings don't have that."Yorkshire Water said while "distressing" the area where people are rescuing the ducklings is restricted because there is a risk of getting injured.
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