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 run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years as an independent UK pet retailer. He has watched the industry change across those decades, watched regulations arrive and be ignored, watched welfare standards improve in some places and remain unchanged in others. This article is his … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching UK bird life, advising on birds of prey, and answering the questions that wildlife stories in the news bring through the shop door. This week, the story arriving at the counter is from Coleorton in … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of conversations with British gardeners and birdwatchers about the wild birds in their gardens. The house sparrow has just topped the British garden bird list again in the latest UK survey results … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been opening Paradise Pets Swindon every morning since 1988 — over 35 years of the same routine, the same responsibilities, and the same animals waiting when he arrives. Most customers see the shop when it is open, staffed, and ready. This is his account of what happens … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been running Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of buying, keeping, selling, and caring for animals at the same shop on the same site. The question of what happens to animals that do not sell is one that comes up regularly, and it deserves … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of helping UK families choose first pets for their children, and watching what happens to those relationships afterward. In that time, he has come to a counter-intuitive conclusion — the pets most UK families ask about when … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of buying, raising, and selling small animals. The question of price comes up almost every week — “why should I pay for one here when I can get one for free?” This is his honest, practical answer, … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has owned and run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of selling pets to families, individuals, and everyone in between. In that time he has turned away customers more than once. This is one of those stories — and why he thinks it is worth … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been keeping, breeding, and selling budgies at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of daily experience with these birds and the owners who love them. In that time, he has had more conversations than he can count with owners who came in after losing … Read more