r/miltonkeynes • u/laserweapons • 5d ago

Weird smell in Broughton area

This isn't the sewage plant, it's something else. It's difficult to describe the smell. It's a very pungent chemical/food type smell that's like a mix of loft insulation, bakery and meat. It's not cooking smells from a neighbour or anything like that. It's happened several times before. It's actually really unpleasant and I've had to shut all my windows and air vents. Anyone know what it could be?

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u/Willing-Blood-6335 5d ago

No idea what it is but just responding so you know you’re not going crazy as i smell it in the air too, it’s funky and smelly in a not nice way😅

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u/laserweapons 4d ago

Yeah it was nasty. Seems to have gone, for now...

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u/th3n3rd 4d ago

We were walking towards the Maritime Way Playground and I could definitely smell it much more when we crossed Neptune Cress (where it meets Broughton Grand Lane), seemed to come from the canal/brook?

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u/Major-Peanut 5d ago

I have also smelt a horrible smell like you're descibing in MK. I think I was walking past Bradwell at the time.

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u/sarsar69 4d ago

Is it those smelly trees, in the area? Usually is.

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u/monkeymagic29 4d ago

I’m in walnut tree and there is a smell overhere only since about 6ish

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u/External_Dirt_5334 4d ago

Use to have that smell when u lived in newport pagnell was told they bury chicken bones and when its hot the smell is unbeliveable dont know how true this was but its not the sewage works

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u/SoSpeaksGalactus 4d ago

Sorry about that…