THE father of the "Wolfman of Pantyffynnon" has given an impassioned plea for his son to finally return home.

Wayne John Morgan, 37, who earned the nickname Wolfman for his mysterious lifestyle of living rough in woods near Ammanford, has been missing for four years — despite his family's desperate attempts to find him.

Speaking exclusively to the Journal, his dad Arfon Morgan, 57, said: "I have looked everywhere, in all the places I thought he might have been.

"I have spent so long walking in the woods — I have looked and looked but found nothing.

"He is my only son and I just want him to get in touch to let us know if he's okay.

"He would always come to me every couple of weeks and that's what I cannot understand."

Arfon said that having searched unsuccessfully for four years he had been left with no option but to ask the police and the public for help.

"People have asked us why we've left it four years to go to the police but we have tried to find him without involving the authorities until now," he said."I thought, we are going to have to report him missing. We need help."

Arfon, who is self employed, said his son never told him why he chose to live outdoors.

"He would not talk about why he chose to live that way," he said. "He always kept himself to himself.

"There was no harm in him and he always liked to be on his own.

"He was not violent or aggressive and never took drugs.

"He was very intelligent and had his own views about things. He knew what he believed in."

Having separated from Wayne's mother, Arfon now lives with his second wife in Hendre Road, Tycroes.

He said his son went to Amman Valley School and lived with his mother until he was 17, before moving to Swansea.

"He used to have his own flat in Swansea and then he came back to accommodation up here in Ammanford," Arfon added. "That was five years ago.

"He said he had been staying in hostels but he was getting a bit rough-looking and so we did wonder if that was the truth.

"He used to come to the house and then go away and then come back again. That was every two weeks.

"But then that suddenly stopped four years ago."

Even in 2010, when his son was questioned by police in relation to a number of petty thefts in the area, Arfon did not see him.

"He gave the officers this address and I understand he went to the police station but I did not see him."

Local police have now taken up the search.

"The officers have been great," Arfon said. "They are going through all the records and they are always calling in here to give us updates."

Ammanford police sergeant Teresa Ross said: "We have had some posters made up by the missing persons' bureau and contacted other forces to see if they have any information on him.

"We have done a few different checks to see if he shows up on housing registers anywhere else in the country.

"And we have done a few searches of homeless shelters."

Mrs Ross asked anyone with information to contact 101 and ask for Dyfed-Powys Police.