Neil - Owner, Paradise Pets Swindon 
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cage and aviary birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years watching the population of garden birds outside the shop change as much as the birds inside it. This year’s Big Garden Birdwatch results, released by the RSPB, paint a … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of conversations with British gardeners about the wild birds they support and the changes affecting them. A genuinely positive UK news story has been quietly unfolding over recent years — more than fifty UK councils have now … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 and has stocked wild bird food and feeders for almost as long. The increasing frequency and severity of UK winter storms in recent years has had a visible effect on garden bird populations — something he has watched develop firsthand through … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept and sold cage birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years. The UK recorded its hottest ever May on 26 May 2026 when 35.1°C was recorded at Kew Gardens, breaking the previous May record by two full degrees. Met Office amber heat warnings … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has sold and kept budgies at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of matching birds to owners. Healthcare workers are among the buyers he thinks about most carefully — because the specific demands of NHS and care sector work create a set of ownership challenges … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold small animals and birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years that have included the pandemic shortages of 2020 and 2021, the post-Brexit supply disruptions, and several periods where specific pet foods and supplies were difficult or impossible to source. … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of conversations with British gardeners about the wild birds in their gardens. The RSPB has just released the results of the 2026 Big Garden Birdwatch — the world’s largest garden wildlife survey — and this year’s numbers … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has sold and kept budgies at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of matching birds to owners. The question he hears more often than almost any other from working adults is some version of: “I’m out of the house all day — is a budgie … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cage and aviary birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching bird flu seasons come and go and advising owners on what the regulations actually mean for their specific situation. The 2025/2026 bird flu season has been one … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cage and aviary birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching how owners feed their birds, and watching what happens when the diet is right and when it is not. Diet is the single area where I see … Read more