What's that smell?

[Mrs Pingu]

In our back garden I keep getting whiffs of a slightly sweet but funky smell. I don't think it's fox as I reckon the garden is too well fenced off for them to get in, I can't remember what fox funk smells like either.
Any other suggestions? There are plenty of herbs in the garden but I don't think it's any of them.

[Peter]

Privet or ivy flowers?  Pretty strong here, just now.

[Cudzoziemiec]

Neighbour smoking weed? 

[Mrs Pingu]

No privet or ivy in my garden, and I don't think there is in my neighbour's either. Defo not weed, more pleasant than that.

[Jaded]

Penguin wee?

[Basil]

Body under the patio?

[Kim]

The internet should have more 'What's that smell?' threads.  They're probably doomed from the outset, but fun is pretty much guaranteed.

[Flite]

Our viburnums,which usually flower around Christmas, are already  in flower - sweet smell like camay soap.
I suspect the winter box  (Sarcococca) which also has a sweet smell will be early as well.
Not to be confused with box as used in hedging, which smells of tom cat pee!

[Cudzoziemiec]

That reminds me – yew berries smell, to me, like dog shit. Or perhaps not like dog shit, but the smell of yew berries reminds me of the smell of dog shit.

[Flite]

Any farmers moving silage? That can have a sweetish, herby smell.

[rogerzilla]

In Swindon, it would be dope.  It's all-pervading.

[ravenbait]

Perhaps I can assist with identifying the underlying substance?



Sam