Wyatt was born in Ashton-under-Lyne in 1925, the son of a cotton mill overlooker, and spent his early years living in the area.
His first experience in the Lakelands was during his years in the 3rd Ashton Scout Group, on a camping trip above Windermere.
[1] He left school at the age of 15 and went to work as a copy boy in the Manchester office of The Daily Telegraph.
Finally returning to his work after the war, Wyatt decided to move to the countryside and he became a forestry worker and campsite warden at Great Tower, Windermere.
After he retired in 1986, he focused on continuing his writings, soon having a number of publications and contributions to TV and radio scripts on or about the Lakes.