Reading comedian Ricky Gervais is facing demands to make one key change to his £6 million mansion in Marlow.
Ecology experts are calling on Gervais to build bee bricks and a hedgehog house as part of the properties remodel.
Windsor and Maidenhead Council also stopped the TV star from adding a pond to the property.
Gervais had hoped to demolish the current £6m home and build a mansion with a gym, and tennis court.
However, the comedian is now facing major roadblocks to his project after the Environment Agency at the local council submitted a objection to the build.
Demands for Ricky Gervais to make change to mansion
Reportedly, Gervais's current plans do not meet the biodiversity net gain of at least ten per cent.
Meaning the new development must leave the natural surrounding habitat in at least a tenth better state than it currently stands.
Windsor and Maidenhead Council ecology team said that a pond on the site can not be included in the biodiversity net gain as it would be part of the private garden.
The team of experts have also told Gervais's that he must provide a construction environmental management plan that will "protect the potential commuting, foraging, and surrounding wildlife".
Adding that the plan was need due to hedgehogs likely being present on the site.
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The authority is also demanding protection for local birds, sharing: "“The vegetation on-site and greenhouse may be used by nesting birds and any clearance should take place outside the bird nesting season (March – August inclusive) or areas to be cleared should first be checked for bird nests by an appropriately qualified person".
The council also requires that the property has a "wildlife-sensitive lighting strategy must therefore be fully adhered to should external lighting be installed as artificial lighting can have adverse impacts on invertebrates, birds, and bats".
The comedian would also need to add two bee bricks, one hedgehog house and an integral bird box to the property as part of the requirements.
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