Neil - Owner, Paradise Pets Swindon 
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching UK pet welfare standards evolve. The UK government published a comprehensive Animal Welfare Strategy for England in December 2025, setting out reforms that will affect millions of UK pet owners through 2030 — including UK … 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 what people buy to bring birds into their gardens, and why. UK bird feeder sales have climbed to their highest level on record this year. That sounds … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold pet birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of conversations with UK owners about the genuine intelligence of the birds sharing their homes. Recent scientific research has continued to reveal that pet birds are significantly more intelligent than most … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988. He has watched hedgehog sightings in local gardens decline steadily over those decades — a pattern that lines up closely with what The Wildlife Trusts and other conservation bodies have been documenting nationally. This guide explains what is actually happening, what … 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 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