Nudists in Germany have been told to cover up when a refugee shelter overlooking their beloved colony opens next month.

The 400 members of the Familiensport-und FKK-Bund Waldteichfreunde Moritzburg nudist group have been told they will not be able to skinny dip in the lake that will separate them from the prying eyes of residents in the new £1.2million facility.

They claim their nudist way of life is being threatened by officials not wanting to offend the migrants.

The 400 members of the Familiensport-und FKK-Bund Waldteichfreunde Moritzburg nudist group fear their lifestyle will come under threat (stock image)

They have also cited the number of shocking migrant related incidents in recent months.

'I don't know whether it is wise to set up the asylum home here,' said Petra Hoffman, 70-year-old club treasurer.

'Many members are worried about camping out on our land in summer with the home across the water. Now they say we can no longer swim nude and have sent the instructions to us in many languages on a laminated board.'

The all-male facility will house 112 asylum seekers on the pond at Radebury.

Around 400 members of the naturist club are determined to continue swimming naked.

Mrs Hoffman added: 'We refuse to disengage from it. On our site we alone determine what we do and do not do.'

A local authority spokesman said: 'We need the home. There is no other alternative.'

He said the bathing rules were actually in place before the asylum home was planned but are now being enforced to prevent any potential incidents.

But the nudists will still be allowed to walk around their club area naked.

They insist the accommodation will not be used in summer months, when most nudists attend the retreat.

He also said a large privacy screen would be erected to help further put the nudists at ease.

Germany has accepted more refugees than any other country in Europe, taking in 1.1 million in 2015, mostly due to Chancellor Angela Merkel's much criticised open-door policy

Germany has encountered a number of shocking migrant related incidents in recent months.

At New Year, hundreds of women were sexually assaulted in and around Cologne's central train station.

That same month, two elderly passengers on the Munich Metro were attacked by a group of young men of Middle Eastern appearance as they tried to protect a woman from being sexually harassed.

And just today, a refugee camp in Dusseldorf was burned down by migrants amid claims they were angry they had not received a wake-up for Ramadan breakfast.